1.1. Definition: Language variation reflects differences across regions, classes, ethnicities, and genders, serving as a marker of social identity and group belonging.
1.2. Quote: "Variations in speech signal one’s identity, community membership, and even aspirations within a social hierarchy" (Stanlaw, 2020, p. 189).
1.3. Video: Sociolinguistics and Identity
2. Chapter 1: Intro to Language and Culture
2.1. Definition: Language is a symbolic system of communication deeply embedded in culture, influencing and reflecting how humans think, behave, and organize society.
2.2. Quote: "Language and culture are mutually constitutive; each shapes and is shaped by the other" (Stanlaw, 2020, p.5)
2.3. Video: Intro to Language and Culture
3. Chapter 2: The Anthropology of Language
3.1. Definition: Structure of language includes phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics, the essential systems that allow languages to function, adapt, and evolve across societies.
3.2. Quote: "The basic units of sound and meaning in language reveal its fundamental design and complex possibilities" (Stanlaw, 2020, p. 41).
3.3. Video: Linguistics Structures Explained
4. Chapter 3: Language and Thought
4.1. Definition: Language acquisition is a natural social process where individuals learn language through cultural immersion, crucial for personal identity and participation in a speech community.
4.2. Quote: "Learning language is simultaneously learning culture; language socialization is key to becoming a competent community member" (Stanlaw, 2020, p. 73).
4.3. Video: How Language shapes the way we think
5. Chapter 4: Multilingualism and Language Contact
5.1. Definition: Multilingualism arises from the contact of different language groups, creating dynamic sociolinguistic environments that lead to code-switching, borrowing, and sometimes new languages.
5.2. Quote:"Language contact produces profound linguistic and social transformations, influencing both grammar and identity" (Stanlaw, 2020, p. 107).
5.3. Video: Multilingualism and Society
6. Chapter 5: Language, Thought, and Culture
6.1. Definition: Language shapes how we perceive and categorize the world, supporting theories like linguistic relativity, which connects linguistic structures with cognitive patterns.
6.2. Quote: "Different languages predispose their speakers to attend to particular aspects of experience" (Stanlaw, 2020, p. 145).
