Meaning of linguistic anthropology | Babel Free

Definitions

The branch of anthropology that studies language and language use.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“Linguistic anthropology is the study of language, first in its origin, as the medium of communicating thought, emotion and volition.”

“Additionally, linguistic anthropology is one of the four subfields of anthropology, so my linganth tribe’s work overlaps, unsurprisingly, with the work of archaeologists, biological anthropologists, and, especially, social and cultural anthropologists”

CEFR level