best definition of linguistic anthropology?

[Ronald Kephart]

On 9/19/08 4:25 PM, "Andrew Mathis" <echalon at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> After reading yet another vague definition of linguistic anthropology
> that manages to say absolutely nothing of substance, I feel like I
> have to ask: What is the best definition of linguistic anthropology
> you've seen that manages to distinguish it from related fields, but is
> short enough to be effective?
> 
> Andrew Mathis

The scientific study of language from the holistic, comparative, and
evolutionary perspective of anthropology.

Ron