Language in Culture and Society
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Language in Culture and Society is a foundational anthology in linguistic anthropology that explores how language functions within social and cultural contexts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Language in Culture and Society canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5540338 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Language in Culture and Society Context triple: [Dell Hymes, notableWork, Language in Culture and Society]
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Studies in Language and Literature
Studies in Language and Literature is an International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject group focused on developing students’ skills in critical reading, writing, and analysis of literary and non-literary texts in one or more languages.
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Race, Language and Culture
Race, Language and Culture is a seminal 1940 collection of essays by anthropologist Franz Boas that challenges biological notions of race and emphasizes the cultural and linguistic foundations of human diversity.
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Journal of Linguistic Anthropology
The Journal of Linguistic Anthropology is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes research on the intersection of language, culture, and society within the field of linguistic anthropology.
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D.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts is a specialized bibliographic database that provides abstracts and indexing for scholarly literature in linguistics, language studies, and related behavioral sciences.
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E.
Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function of human language.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Language in Culture and Society Target entity description: Language in Culture and Society is a foundational anthology in linguistic anthropology that explores how language functions within social and cultural contexts.
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A.
Studies in Language and Literature
Studies in Language and Literature is an International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject group focused on developing students’ skills in critical reading, writing, and analysis of literary and non-literary texts in one or more languages.
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B.
Race, Language and Culture
Race, Language and Culture is a seminal 1940 collection of essays by anthropologist Franz Boas that challenges biological notions of race and emphasizes the cultural and linguistic foundations of human diversity.
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C.
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology
The Journal of Linguistic Anthropology is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes research on the intersection of language, culture, and society within the field of linguistic anthropology.
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D.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts is a specialized bibliographic database that provides abstracts and indexing for scholarly literature in linguistics, language studies, and related behavioral sciences.
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E.
Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function of human language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthology
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book ⓘ linguistic anthropology book ⓘ |
| addresses | methodological issues in studying language in use ⓘ |
| contains |
empirical case studies
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scholarly articles ⓘ theoretical essays ⓘ |
| contributesTo | development of ethnography of communication ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
contextual nature of language
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interdependence of language and culture ⓘ social organization of speaking ⓘ |
| examines |
code-switching
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communicative competence ⓘ cultural functions of language ⓘ discourse in social life ⓘ ethnography of speaking ⓘ language and cultural meaning ⓘ language and identity ⓘ language and power ⓘ language and social structure ⓘ language ideology ⓘ language use in social context ⓘ language variation ⓘ multilingualism ⓘ pragmatics in social context ⓘ relationship between language and culture ⓘ relationship between language and society ⓘ social functions of language ⓘ speech acts ⓘ speech communities ⓘ speech events ⓘ |
| field |
linguistic anthropology
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sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
culture
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language ⓘ society ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Dell Hymes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEditor | Dell Hymes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
anthropology
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linguistic anthropology ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
researchers in linguistic anthropology
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students of anthropology ⓘ students of linguistics ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
classic anthology in linguistic anthropology
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foundational text in linguistic anthropology ⓘ |
| usedAs | university textbook ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Language in Culture and Society Description of subject: Language in Culture and Society is a foundational anthology in linguistic anthropology that explores how language functions within social and cultural contexts.
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