Re: [xmca] Linguistic Anthropology and hostility to the study of language?

[Tony Whitson <twhitson@UDel.Edu>]

I didn't hear hostility to the study of language. There was criticism of 
tendencies among anthropologists in how they study language, and there was 
criticism of certain ways of treating language as something apart from 
experience.

On Fri, 9 Sep 2011, Andrew Babson wrote:

> Greg: similar background and similar question!
>
> On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Gregory Allan Thompson
> <gathomps@uchicago.edu> wrote:
> > Carol,
> >
> > As you were puzzled by Elinor Ochs at ISCAR, I was puzzled by your puzzlement, and by your comment:
> >
> > "Elinor Ochs is from linguistic/cultural anthropology, which I think may be seen to be hostile to to study of language."
> >
> > I was just wondering if you might be willing to explain what you meant a little more (maybe you intended a wink ;-) at the end?).
> >
> > As someone raised (intellecutally speaking) by a pack of (wild?) Linguistic Anthropologists (but categorically not quite one of them), I am very curious about what you meant. I'm not so much interested in defending them as I am curious about how Linguistic Anthropology is perceived by people in other fields.
> >
> > So, what did you have in mind?
> >
> > Looking forward to your response.
> > -greg
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Tony Whitson
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