Sharifian Farzad (Editor). The Routledge Handbook of Language and Culture

Routledge, 2015. — xvi, 522 pages. — (Routledge Handbooks in Linguistics). — ISBN: 978-1-315-79399-3.The Routledge Handbook of Language and Culture presents the first comprehensive survey of research on the relationship between language and culture. It provides readers with a clear and accessible introduction to both interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies of language and culture, and addresses key issues of language and culturally based linguistic research from a variety of perspectives and theoretical frameworks.This Handbook features thirty-three newly commissioned chapters whichcover key areas such as cognitive psychology, cognitive linguistics, cognitive anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, and sociolinguistics
offer insights into the historical development, contemporary theory, research, and practice of each topic, and explore the potential future directions of the field
show readers how language and culture research can be of practical benefit to applied areas of research and practice, such as intercultural communication and second language teaching and learning.
Written by a group of prominent scholars from around the globe, The Routledge Handbook of Language and Culture provides a vital resource for scholars and students working in this area.Overview and historical background
Language and culture: overview
Linguistic relativity: precursors and transformations
Ethnolinguistics
Ethnosyntax
Ethnosemantics
Ethnopragmatics
Studies of language and culture
Linguaculture: the language–culture nexus in transnational perspective
Language, gender, and culture
Language, culture, and context
Language, culture, and politeness
Language, culture, and interaction
Culture and kinship language
Cultural semiotics
Culture and translation
Language, culture, and identity
Language and culture history: the contribution of linguistic prehistory
Language, culture, and cognition
Embodiment, culture, and language
Culture and language processing
Language, culture, and prototypicality
Colour language, thought, and culture
Language, culture, and spatial cognition
Space, time, and space–time: metaphors, maps, and fusions
Culture and language development
Language and cultural scripts
Culture and emotional language
Research on language and culture in related disciplines/sub-disciplines
Language and culture in sociolinguistics
Language and culture in cognitive anthropology
Language and culture in applied domains
Language and culture in second language learning
Writing across cultures: ‘culture’ in second language writing studies
Language and culture in second dialect learning
Language and culture in intercultural communication
World Englishes and local cultures
Cultural linguistics: past, present, and future directions
Cultural Linguistics
A future agenda for research on language and culture