ANT206 Culture and Communication

A scholarly reference book is written by researchers and scholars for an academic audience. Here are some features of scholarly books you should be looking for when researching (1):

1. written in a formal style;
2. on a narrowly defined or specialized subject;
3. usually published by a university press or a scholarly society;
4. having an index (alphabetical listing of topics, places, people and events mentioned) and a bibliography or list of references for further reading at the end.

1. Joan M. Reitz, "Scholarly book," in Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science, (ABC - Clio, 2013), accessed November 4, 2013, http://www.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/searchODLIS.aspx .

Here is an example of a catalogue record for a scholarly book.  You will see that the title describes a very specific topic of inquiry, and the book is published by the reputable university-affiliated publisher called Columbia University Press:

Here are some online sources in linguistic anthropology you may find helpful:

As you work through your readings, fieldwork assignments and your final paper,  feel free to consult these scholarly reference sources recommended by Prof. Hillewaert.