Words that Archaeologists Choose

IF 1.7 2区 历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY
Allison Burkette, R. Skeates
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Abstract

Writing is the means by which archaeological knowledge is produced, shared and negotiated, which is why, as part of a wider reflexive archaeology, writing within the discipline has come under scrutiny. When writing, archaeologists make choices about what words to use to express their ideas about the past (even if these choices are sometimes subconscious). This study examines such choices via the application of methods from two linguistic subdisciplines, corpus linguistics and discourse analysis, to a case study of Maltese archaeological texts and terms for a specific yet problematic type of Maltese artifact (axe-amulets/pendants). Using these methods, we connect political and theoretical shifts to changes in English-language use and terminology across three periods of Maltese archaeological history, demonstrating how authors choose words that reflect the broader assumptions and understandings that inform their work. In sum, this paper contributes to an increasingly critically aware understanding of the history of colonial and postcolonial archaeology in Malta and other Mediterranean islands and encourages writers to have a heightened awareness of the taken-for-granted but fundamental part that language plays in their poetics and politics.
考古学家选择的词汇
写作是考古学知识产生、分享和交流的手段,这就是为什么作为更广泛的反思性考古学的一部分,写作在这门学科内受到了严格审查。在写作时,考古学家会选择用什么词来表达他们对过去的看法(即使这些选择有时是潜意识的)。本研究通过应用语料库语言学和话语分析这两个语言学分支学科的方法,对马耳他考古文本和一种特定但有问题的马耳他文物(斧头护身符/吊坠)的术语进行案例研究,来检验这些选择。使用这些方法,我们将政治和理论的转变与马耳他考古历史三个时期的英语使用和术语的变化联系起来,展示作者如何选择反映更广泛的假设和理解的词语,这些假设和理解为他们的工作提供了信息。总而言之,本文有助于对马耳他和其他地中海岛屿的殖民和后殖民考古学的历史有越来越多的批判性认识,并鼓励作家对语言在其诗学和政治中扮演的理所当然但基本的角色有更高的认识。
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期刊介绍: JMA currently operates as the most progressive and valid podium for archaeological discussion and debate in Europe European Journal of Archaeology Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology is the only journal currently published that deals with the entire multicultural world of Mediterranean archaeology. The journal publishes material that deals with, amongst others, the social, politicoeconomic and ideological aspects of local or regional production and development, and of social interaction and change in the Mediterranean.
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