Language in strange and familiar places: A short introduction
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Anne Storch
Abstract
Liminality can be made productive for linguistics in two ways: on the one hand, we aim to explore liminal uses of language by explicitly turning the gaze to the familiar, the seemingly banal, and the average, demonstrating that liminality in language practice is common and usual. On the other hand, we intend to highlight the importance of previously marginalized language concepts and theories, focusing on the aspects of linguistics, and specifically, anthropological linguistics, as a science of liminality. By bringing together contributions on language in strange and familiar places, a collection of articles emerges in this volume that will be of interest to a wide audience, reaching beyond linguistics.
Abstract
Liminality can be made productive for linguistics in two ways: on the one hand, we aim to explore liminal uses of language by explicitly turning the gaze to the familiar, the seemingly banal, and the average, demonstrating that liminality in language practice is common and usual. On the other hand, we intend to highlight the importance of previously marginalized language concepts and theories, focusing on the aspects of linguistics, and specifically, anthropological linguistics, as a science of liminality. By bringing together contributions on language in strange and familiar places, a collection of articles emerges in this volume that will be of interest to a wide audience, reaching beyond linguistics.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Language in strange and familiar places: A short introduction 1
- The eternal and the ephemeral 9
- Language preservation in strangely familiar places: How traditional skills have helped preserve Shaetlan 39
- Hidden landscapes and the images of the “unseen”: from north-west Amazonia to the Middle Sepik region of New Guinea 75
- The intersection of language, religion, identity, and scholarship: Opportunities for the revitalization of Ge’ez 131
- Speaking of oneself in multi-term evidential systems: From the Himalayas to Amazonia 149
- Ideological and communicative perspectives on divination amongst the people of Northern Ghana 193
- Beyond participants–researchers–research outsiders: food talk and the (co-)construction of knowledge in multi-sited participatory ethnography 223
- Making and selling Greek food in London: Migrant hospitality professionals talk about food authenticity over dinner 257
- Feierabendziegel: Roof tiles with celestial bodies on them, and how they are relevant for understanding experiences of contingency 287
- Index of authors 329
- Index of subjects 335
- Index of languages, language families, areas, and peoples 339
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Language in strange and familiar places: A short introduction 1
- The eternal and the ephemeral 9
- Language preservation in strangely familiar places: How traditional skills have helped preserve Shaetlan 39
- Hidden landscapes and the images of the “unseen”: from north-west Amazonia to the Middle Sepik region of New Guinea 75
- The intersection of language, religion, identity, and scholarship: Opportunities for the revitalization of Ge’ez 131
- Speaking of oneself in multi-term evidential systems: From the Himalayas to Amazonia 149
- Ideological and communicative perspectives on divination amongst the people of Northern Ghana 193
- Beyond participants–researchers–research outsiders: food talk and the (co-)construction of knowledge in multi-sited participatory ethnography 223
- Making and selling Greek food in London: Migrant hospitality professionals talk about food authenticity over dinner 257
- Feierabendziegel: Roof tiles with celestial bodies on them, and how they are relevant for understanding experiences of contingency 287
- Index of authors 329
- Index of subjects 335
- Index of languages, language families, areas, and peoples 339
