SIUC Linguistic Anthropology

[awebster@siu.edu]

This seems as good a time as any to pass along the following:

Linguistic Anthropology at Southern Illinois University at 
Carbondale

The Department of Anthropology at SIUC 
(_http://www.siu.edu/~anthro/_ <http://www.siu.edu/%7Eanthro/>) 
is building its graduate program in Linguistic Anthropology and 
invites interested students to apply. SIUC has a vibrant four-
field department, where students receive training in 
all major sub-disciplines. Linguistic anthropology students are 
trained in current linguistic and sociocultural theory as well 
as current methods of linguistic description and analysis. Our 
approach to language is ethnographic and eclectic, stressing 
the need to master basic analytic skills in order to address 
anthropological problems.

Our faculty include Janet Fuller, whose research currently 
focuses on the social roles of language in bilingual 
communities 
(_http://www.siuc.edu/%7Eanthro/fuller/index.html_); C. Andrew 
Hofling, whose interests include Mayan linguistic history and 
language documentation 
(_http://www.siuc.edu/%7Eanthro/hofling/index.html_); and 
Anthony Webster, whose research focuses on Native American 
verbal art 
(_http://www.siuc.edu/%7Eanthro/webster/index.html_)

Some major themes of special interest to the faculty include:

    !           Discourse approaches to language and culture    
    !           Native American languages and their 
documentation                       
    !                 Orality, literacy and cognition
    !                 Discourse genres and verbal art
    !                 Linguistic practices and power 
relationships
    !                 Language and identity
    !                 Linguistic and cultural history
    !                 Language in its social and cultural 
contexts and functions
    !                 Bilingualism and language shift

The Department has a Linguistic Anthropology Lab with equipment 
for analog and digital audio and video recording and analysis. 
Interested students and others are encouraged to visit our web 
page where information on the program and application materials 
are available: 
_http://www.siu.edu/~anthro/


Anthony K. Webster, Ph.D.
Department of Anthropology
Southern Illinois University
Mail Code 4502
Carbondale, IL 62901-4502
618-453-5027