Chapter 4 covers the anthropological study of language. The main ideas that you should become familiar with include the relationship between culture and language, the difference between human and nonhuman communication, and the importance of silent language in human interaction. At the completion of this chapter students should be able to:
Describe how anthropologists study language
Discuss the relationship between language and culture
Distinguish between human and nonhuman systems of communication
Describe how nonverbal communication supplements verbal communication
