# Language in Action: An Open Invitation to Linguistic Anthropology (remixed by Debbie Klein)

- By: Debbie Klein
- Publisher: Gavilan College
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Gavilan_College/Language_in_Action%3A_An_Open_Invitation_to_Linguistic_Anthropology_(remixed_by_Debbie_Klein))
- Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Gavilan_College/Language_in_Action%3A_An_Open_Invitation_to_Linguistic_Anthropology_(remixed_by_Debbie_Klein)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/socialsci-258968/pdf

Welcome! This course explores the central role of language and communication in social life. We will explore the foundational relationship between language and culture by examining anthropological approaches to the study of language. We will learn how language both reflects and creates thought, culture, and power relations. We will investigate these questions: What is language? In what ways do we use it? Why does language matter?