Language is part of what makes us human. Linguistic anthropologists study language, and how language is used in order to understand culture. Linguistic anthropologists are interested in how many languages there are, how those languages are distributed across the world, and their contemporary and historical relationships. We are also interested in language variation, why variations exist, how the variations are used (i.e., do you say 'tomAto' or 'tomahto'?!), and what they mean when they are used in various contexts. Our specializations at CSULB include language and education, language socialization, language and gender, language in medical settings, language and policy, language maintenance and revitalization. Increasingly, linguistic anthropologists are in the forefront of these fields providing essential information for program development, policy formation, and practical solutions to everyday language and cultural issues. There are many opportunities for students to become involved with linguistic anthropological research in local and international contexts through CSULB.
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12/13/07
SPOTLIGHT
Anthropology Student and Faculty Papers at the 71st Annual Meetings of the Society for American Archaeology, Puerto Rico. April 2006.
(CSULB Participants are in BOLD)
Ileana Bradford, Hector Neff and Bret Plaskey - Laser Ablation ICP-MS for the Chemical Characterization of Glass Beads from the Great Basin Area of Eastern California
Janine Gasco, Hector Neff and Gloria Evins -- Postclassic Ceramics in the Soconusco: Patterns of Production and Exchange
Hector Neff and Sonia Medrano -- Central Mexicans on the Guatemalan Coast
Susana Gonzalez, Gregory Hodgins, George Burr, Jeffrey Dean and Hector Neff—Differences in Measurable Radiocarbon Due to Latitude and Elevation
Maria Masucci and Hector Neff -- Ceramic Production and Societal Change in the Manteno of Coastal Ecuado
Krzysztof Makowski, Ivan Ghezzi and Hector Neff -- LA-ICPMS Analysis of Ceramics from Pueblo Viejo (Lurin, Peru): Discussion of Results
Lisa N. Schaaf, Mary Ann Vicari, Eugene W. Domack, George T. Jones and Michael D. Cannon -- Geoarchaeological Investigations at Smith Creek Cave, White Pine County, Nevada
Mike Cannon -- Efficiency, Risk, and the Evolution of Agricultural Economies
Terry Hunt, Carl Lipo and Sergio Rapu-Haoa -- An Elephant in the Room: Current Problems in Easter Island Archaeology
Carl Lipo and Terry Hunt -- The Cultural Phylogeny of Monumental Statues on Easter Island
Sachiko Sakai -- Investigation of Olivine Tempered Ceramics and Clay Procurement Patterns in the Virgin Branch Anasazi Region
Paul Buck and Sachiko Sakai -- Testing of Virgin Anasazi Sites at Mt. Trumbull, Arizona
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