From Grammar to Politics: Linguistic Anthropology in a Western Samoan Village by

Description: From Grammar to Politics by Alessandro Duranti This monograph explores the way that traditional oratory in a Samoan village has been shaped by the needs of the political process. The author explains how grammar has been used to distribute praise and blame, in a way that also defines the standing of individuals in the community. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Alessandro Duranti explores the way traditional oratory in a Samoan village is shaped by the needs of the political process and shows how language insulates ceremonial speakers from the perils of everyday confrontation. He proposes a "moral flow hypothesis" in discourse, to describe a grammar that distributes praise and blame and in that way defines the standing of individuals in the community. This ethnographic journey from linguistic to political anthropology demonstrates that the analysis of grammar in context needs ethnography just as much as the conduct of politics needs grammatical analysis. Flap "Innovative and thorough scholarship by an acknowledged leader in his field, one which lies at the often quite baffling intersection of linguistics and anthropology."--Donald L. Brenneis, Editor, American Ethnologist Author Biography Alessandro Duranti is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1 Introduction The Place of Grammar The Political and Moral Dimensions of Grammatical Choices Getting to the "Facts" Intertextuality and Heteroglossia Representations of the Social Order Change Talk and Conflict: The Relevance of Genre Distinctions What Kind of Pragmatics Is This? A Speech Event Approach 2 Methods as Forms of Life Field Linguistics Ethnographic Linguistics In Search of a Method The NSF Project Research Agendas and Acquired Social Identities Interviews, Metalinguistic Awareness, and Native Taxonomies Discovering the Fono Interpreting the Texts The Fa)alupega or Ceremonial Address of Falefa Whats in a Transcript? Writing Interaction 3 Hierarchies in the Making: Space, Time, and Speaking in a Fono A Love for Order and Its Permutations Space Temporal Boundaries Speaking Conclusions 4 Politics and Verbal Art: Heteroglossia in the Fono Variations across Contexts The Lauga Plan The Lauga as an Epic Genre Formalized Language and Power Variations within the Fono Conclusions 5 The Grammar of Agency in Political Discourse The Content of Political Speechmaking Grammatical Structures as Framing Devices The Expression of Agency in Samoan Grammar Ergative Agents in Fono Discourse: Claims of Accountability Human Agents in the Fono Discussion Mitigated Agency Agency and Power Conclusions 6 From Political Arenas to Everyday Settings: The Grammar of Agency across Contexts The Expression of Agency across Social Situations In Search of Fully Expressed Agents The Politics of Everyday Interaction I: Blaming The Politics of Everyday Interaction II: Giving Credit Illocutionary Force of Transitive Clauses with Agents Conclusions 7 Conclusions Ethnographic Linguistics Conflict and Grammar The Grammar of Human Agency: From Information Flow to Moral Flow Narrative Accounts Samoan Politics APPENDIX: ABBREVIATIONS IN INTERLINEAR GLOSSES NOTES REFERENCES INDEX Review "Not only a valuable contribution to Samoan and Polynesian ethnography but also a stimulating and highly readable commentary on theory and method in anthropology."--"Choice Long Description Alessandro Duranti explores the way traditional oratory in a Samoan village is shaped by the needs of the political process and shows how language insulates ceremonial speakers from the perils of everyday confrontation. He proposes a "moral flow hypothesis" in discourse, to describe a grammar that distributes praise and blame and in that way defines the standing of individuals in the community. This ethnographic journey from linguistic to political anthropology demonstrates that the analysis of grammar in context needs ethnography just as much as the conduct of politics needs grammatical analysis. Details ISBN0520083857 Author Alessandro Duranti Short Title FROM GRAMMAR TO POLITICS Pages 232 Publisher University of California Press Language English ISBN-10 0520083857 ISBN-13 9780520083851 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 1994 Imprint University of California Press Subtitle Linguistic Anthropology in a Western Samoan Village Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Berkerley Residence CA, US Affiliation Center for Language, Interaction and Culture at UCLA University of Cal DOI 10.1604/9780520083851 UK Release Date 1994-08-22 AU Release Date 1994-08-22 NZ Release Date 1994-08-22 US Release Date 1994-08-22 Publication Date 1994-08-22 DEWEY 306.44099614 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159674796;

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