The Anthropology of Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology by Harriet J. Ottenheimer
This student-centered text emphasizes contemporary issues and the application of linguistic anthropology using real-life chapter-opening vignettes (in the field) and boxed features that provide concrete examples of doing linguistic anthropology and cross-language miscommunication. The second edition provides a solid introduction to the field of linguistic anthropology, and offers a complete learning package with a workbook/reader and robust companion website for every chapter in the text.