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almahu_9949927107902882
Format:
1 online resource (501 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789027249227
Series Statement:
Culture and Language Use Series ; v.23
Content:
This collection presents new research on key topics in anthropological linguistics, with a focus on African languages.
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Intro -- Anthropological Linguistics -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of maps -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1. Goals and scope -- 2. Anthropological linguistics in historical context -- 3. Anthropological linguistics in African contexts -- 4. Contents and organization of the volume -- 4.1 Time, space, and language -- 4.2 Personhood, sociality, and naming -- 4.3 Perception and classification -- 4.4 Sociocultural dimensions of discourse structure -- 5. Whither anthropological linguistics? -- References -- Part 1 Time, space, and language -- Chapter 2 The cultural, linguistic and cognitive relativity of time concepts -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Relativity in space and time -- 3. The cue is in the questions -- 4. The temptation of generalization -- 5. Causality and language -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 A cautious approach to spatial orientation in Tima -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background information on Tima -- 3. Topology (and a glance at toponymy) -- 3.1 Locative prefixes -- 3.2 Prepositions -- The source marker a= -- The goal marker V= -- 3.3 Further spatial expressions -- 4. Frames of reference -- 4.1 Absolute frame of reference -- 4.2 Intrinsic frame of reference -- 4.3 Relative frame of reference -- 5. Conclusion and outlook -- Funding -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 4 Mouths, tongues, and ears -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Data collection and coding strategies -- 3. Cross-linguistic findings -- 4. 'Language' in Datooga -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- Chapter 5 Notes on glottonyms and ethnonyms in Ethiopian languages -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Glottonym markers -- 2.1 Vf(f)(V)(C) 'mouth' -- 2.2 (C)Vf(f)V(V)(C) 'mouth' -- 2.3 Glottonym markers other than Vf(f)(V)(C) and (C)Vf(f)V(V)(C).
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2.4 Tongue-based glottonyms -- 2.5 VVs'è and gV- 'tooth' -- 2.6 -(V)ɲɲa, -ŋa, -s(s)a, -tstso and -te -- 2.7 Suppletive forms of glottonyms -- 2.8 Remarks on glottonyms -- 3. Ethnonyms -- 3.1 Relationship between glottonyms and ethnonyms -- 3.2 Etymology of glottonyms and ethnonyms -- 3.3 Mononymous and polyonymous names -- 3.4 Self-names vs. imposed names -- 4. Concluding remarks -- References -- Part 2 Personhood, sociality, and naming -- Chapter 6 Conceptions of the make-up of a human person in Ewe -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Setting the scene -- 2.1 Some anthropological views on personhood in Africa -- 2.2 Debates from African philosophy on personhood -- 2.3 The cultural semantics of the components of a person -- 3. Ewe views on the make-up of a person -- 3.1 Background -- 3.2 The structural components of a person -- 3.3 Ewe ethnopsychological personhood constructs -- 3.3.1 "Soul"-like components -- What is Luʋɔ? -- What is gbɔgbɔ? -- 3.3.2 "Destiny"-like components -- What is Gbetsi? -- What is Sé? -- What is aklama? -- 4. Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 7 Utu as epistemology and conviviality in Kiswahili culture -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Proverbs and sayings -- 3. Unyago -- 4. The linguistics of expressing utu -- 5. Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- References -- Interviews -- Chapter 8 "They look hostile from afar" -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Language ideologies -- 2.1 From colonial linguistics to the notion of language ideologies -- 2.2 Identity and linguistic differentiation -- 3. Selected aspects of Northernness among contemporary Ugandans -- 3.1 "Abidongo iti we" - Northernness appropriated as powerful resource -- 3.2 "The dark Muchope from the north" - Northernness as discrimination -- 3.3 'Us' and 'them', the eternal persistence of a division? -- 4. Observations and outlook -- References.
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Chapter 9 Kin-relational expressions of the Tima (Nuba Mountains, Sudan) -- 1. Situating Tima in the study of kinship -- 2. Tima ethnographic background -- 3. Kinship units: The Tima clan system -- 4. Relational kin terms -- 4.1 Consanguineal kin terminology -- 4.2 Affinal kin terminology -- 4.3 Kinship-based naming practices -- 5. Conclusion -- Funding -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- References -- Appendix -- Chapter 10 Tagoi birth names -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Birth-order names in cross-linguistic perspective -- 1.2 Day-of-the-week names in cross-linguistic perspective -- 1.3 Outline of this chapter -- 2. Tagoi language and area -- 3. The history of Tagoi origin: An oral tradition perspective -- 4. History of contact with Islam and Arabs -- 5. Islamization and Arabization of Tagoi8 -- 6. Birth-order names -- 7. Non-order official names -- 8. Islamic/Arabic day-of-the-week names -- 9. Summary and conclusion -- Abbreviations -- References -- Part 3 Perception and classification -- Chapter 11 Catching and classifying fish among the Dwang -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Dwang people and their language -- 2.1 The Sene River -- 3. Kese -- 4. Classification of fish -- 4.1 Protopterus annectens (Owen, 1839) (Dankwa et al., 1999, p. 11, fig. 2) -- 4.2 Sierrathrissa leonensis (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969), Odaxothrisa mento (Regan, 1917) and Pellonula leonensis (Boulenger, 1916) (Dankwa et al., 1999, p. 12, fig. 4) -- 4.3 Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829) (Dankwa et al., 1999, p. 13, fig. 5) -- 4.4 Gymnarchus niloticus (Cuvier, 1829) (Darkwa et al., 1999, p. 17, fig. 11) -- 4.5 Malapterurus electricus (Gmelin, 1789) (Darkwa et al., 1999, p. 36, fig. 33) -- 4.6 Micralestes (Boulenger, 1899), Rhabdalestes (Hoedeman, 1959) and Lepidarchus (Roberts, 1966) (Darkwa et al., 1999, p. 21, fig. 16) -- 5. Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- References.
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Chapter 12 Perception and expression of color among the Wolof of Senegal -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Wolof -- 1.2 General theoretical framework on color terminology -- 2. Terminology of color concepts in Wolof -- 3. Categorization of colors in Wolof -- 3.1 Basic color terms -- 3.1.1 Black, red and white -- 3.1.2 Other linguistic operations with basic color terms -- 3.1.3 Cultural connotations related to basic color terms -- i. The color white -- ii. Idiomatic expressions with ñuul 'black' -- iii. Idiomatic expressions with xonq 'to be red' -- 3.2 Secondary color terms -- 3.3 Luminosity, brightness, saturation, brilliance -- 3.4 Syntactic operations -- 4. Names of colors distinguishing animate referents -- 4.1 Human beings -- 4.2 Animals -- 5. Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- References -- Other material -- Chapter 13 "Show your feelings!" -- 1. Introducing Rabai language and culture -- 2. Research on language and emotion -- 3. Emotions in Rabai -- 3.1 Core emotions -- 3.1.1 Nyemi -- 3.1.2 Henzo -- 3.1.3 Huzuni -- 3.1.4 Woga -- 3.1.5 Haya -- 3.1.6 Chidzitso -- 3.2 Color terms and emotions -- 3.3 Emotion and the body -- 3.4 Emotional encodings in grammar -- 4. Outlook -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 14 Verbal lexicalization and cultural domains in Toposa -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Verbal lexicalization processes in the cultural domain of mobility -- 2.1 Verbs encoding path of motion -- 2.2 Temporal semantics in motion verbs -- 2.3 Manner of motion -- 2.4 Driving cattle -- 3. Lexicalization processes in the domain of sacrifice -- 3.1 Nyajulot -- 3.2 Nyapukin -- 3.3 Nyakicak -- 3.4 Nyakilomun -- 3.5 Nyekideriet -- 3.6 Nyabuto -- 3.7 Nyakibel -- 3.8 Nyakigurokin -- 3.9 Nyalemar -- 3.10 Nyakiriwokin -- 3.11 Verbal lexicalization and slaughter activities -- 4. Verbal lexicalization in rituals -- 4.1 Verb packaging in the cultural domain of marriage.
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5. Verbal lexicalization in everyday activities -- 6. Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- References -- Part 4 Sociocultural dimensions of discourse structure -- Chapter 15 Tail-head linkage in Upper Guinea Coast languages -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Definitions and hypotheses -- 1.2 Multilingualism and language ecology in Casamance -- 1.3 The ethnographic picture of the Upper Guinea Coast -- 2. Constructions -- 2.1 Plain tail-head linkage -- 2.2 Formally marked tail-head linkage -- 2.3 Mixed linkage -- 2.4 Summary linkage -- 3. Discussion -- 3.1 Distribution and functions of THL -- 3.2 THL and speech styles -- 4. Conclusion and future research -- Abbreviations -- References -- Appendix -- Chapter 16 On politeness and taboo among the Zande -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Zande politeness -- 2.1 Hierarchical politeness -- 2.2 Non-hierarchical politeness -- 2.3 Avoidance-based politeness -- 3. Taboos -- 3.1 Food taboos -- 3.2 Taboos in initiation camps -- 3.3 Taboos concerning the oracle -- 3.4 Taboos concerning sexuality -- 4. Conclusions -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 17 The narrative of a witness -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Narratives -- 2.1 Ritual storytelling -- 2.2 Conversational storytelling -- 2.3 Elicited storytelling -- 3. Narratives of the witness -- 3.1 Ideophones and gestures -- 3.2 Elliptic repair initiation and questions -- 3.3 Interjections and direct speech -- 4. A digital pathway from tradition to the future? -- Abbreviations -- References -- Digital references -- Index.
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Print version: Hollington, Andrea Anthropological Linguistics Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company,c2024 ISBN 9789027214409
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English
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Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
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