Ph.D in Archaeology.

Linguistics in University of Southern California.

Alessandro Duranti's books include From Grammar to Politics:

• Linguistic Anthropology in a Western Samoan Village (Univ. of California Press, 1994)

• Linguistic Anthropology (Cambridge Univ. Press, 1997)

• A Companion to Linguistic Anthropology (Blackwell, 2004).

Alessandro Duranti is the recipient of the following awards:

• John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship Award.

• The UCLA Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award.

• American Anthropological Association/Mayfield Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

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From Grammar to Politics: Linguistic Anthropology in a Western Samoan Village,A Companion to Linguistic Anthropology (Blackwell Companions to Anthropology) , Linguistic Anthropology: A Reader (Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) .