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Ethnolinguistics vs Anthropology - What's the difference?

ethnolinguistics | anthropology |

As nouns the difference between ethnolinguistics and anthropology

is that ethnolinguistics is the field of linguistic anthropology which studies the language of a specific ethnic group while anthropology is the holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.

ethnolinguistics

English

Noun

(wikipedia ethnolinguistics) (-)
  • The field of linguistic anthropology which studies the language of a specific ethnic group.

    • Related terms

    * ethnolinguist * ethnolinguistic

    anthropology

    English

    (wikipedia anthropology)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
    • According to anthropology , there are six basic patterns of kinship terminology (i.e., "kin naming systems"): Sudanese, Hawaiian, Eskimo, Crow, Omaha, and Iroquois.

    Usage notes

    * Anthropology is distinguished from other social science disciplines by its emphasis on in-depth examination of context, cross-cultural comparisons, and the importance it places on long-term, experiential immersion in the area of research.

    Meronyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    () * anthropologic * anthropological * anthropologist * cultural anthropology * social anthropology * paleoanthropology * physical anthropology * biological anthropology * linguistic anthropology * socio-cultural anthropology * neuroanthropology

    See also

    * archaeology * paleontology * sociology

    External links

    * * English words suffixed with -ology