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Samarin, William J. – 1976
This book discusses some of the functions, ends, or goals that language serves in religion; the various kinds of linguistic resources that are exploited; and some of the social processes that characterize the use of language. In section one, "Performance," three approaches to the description of verbal behavior are contrasted. This…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Christianity, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography