Revised and updated, the 2nd Edition of Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology presents an accessible introduction to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world through the contemporary theory and practice of linguistic anthropology. It combines classic studies on language with cutting-edge contemporary scholarship and assumes no prior knowledge in linguistics or anthropology. This edition features a series of updates and revisions, including an all-new chapter on forms of nonverbal language. The book provides a unifying synthesis of current research and considers future directions for the field.