linguistic form social action mdia vol 13 editorial staff michigan discussions anthropology vol 13 pleased announce publication linguistic form social action issue michigan discussions anthropology join linguistically oriented anthropologists anthropologically attuned linguists since days sapir malinowski regarded language constitutive culture believe however although linguistic terminology become part common critical language often merely serves metaphor theorists may deploy explain macro cultural phenomena bypass opportunity examine linguistic form past decade call come create theoretical site encompassing finegrained linguistic analysis broader concerns cultural anthropology grammar plays key role structuring social fields papers mdia volume 13 contributed junior senior scholars ties linguistic anthropology program university michigan explore set issues range theoretical methodological perspectives volume edited graduate students affiliated linguistic anthropology university michigan program established department anthropology 1990 emphasizes ethnographic analysis language within larger context social theory seek preserve sense language simultaneously formal system one pragmatically deployed central mission belief core concerns cultural anthropology increasingly involving analysis iscourse representations ocial action must also integrate analysis linguistic form papers volume integrate linguistic data ethnographic description demonstrate rich microanalysis attending larger cultural context history articles stand examples new synthesis approaches study linguistic form social action also hope whole volume provoke discussion theory practice linguisticallyoriented anthropology ethnographicallyinfluenced linguistics ordering information please respond email visit http wwwpersonal umich edu jherron mdia13 html contents introduction jennifer dickinson mandana limbert married dukha discourse analysis newar woman narrative suffering laura kunreuther power drunk humor hegemony china tibet char makley ritual language social memory chinese secret sworn brotherhood jean debernardi want go forward turn back etymology national defense new europe penelope papailias sounding country urbanizing texas private speech public discourse barbara johnstone purity power geography language ideology ukraine laada bilaniuk pearls string chinese nation pronouns plurals prototypes talk identity susan blum dialogic emergence resistance participation framing collusion prison exit interview james herron negotiating meaning least collaborative effort lesley milroy time syllables must counted quechua parallelism word meaning cultural analysis bruce mannheim