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social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > anthropological linguistics > language and culture
social science subjects > linguistics > descriptive linguistics > anthropological linguistics > language and culture
social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > cultural/social anthropology > language and culture

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language and culture  

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  • Attempts by linguists and anthropologists to understand humankind have always focused on two areas: culture and society and language and communication. It is somewhat unnatural, however, to separate the study of language from the study of culture, as doing so can limit attempts to characterize the development of peoples and how they create communities and live in societies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Language and Culture]

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