Words and Processes in Mambila Kinship

Words and Processes in Mambila Kinship
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Publisher : Lexington Books
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 0739108018
ISBN-13 : 9780739108017
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Book Synopsis Words and Processes in Mambila Kinship by : David Zeitlyn

Download or read book Words and Processes in Mambila Kinship written by David Zeitlyn and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Words and Processes in Mambila Kinship presents a set of studies of the way that Mambila speakers in Cameroon talk about themselves and their kin. Author David Zeitlyn employs conversational analytic methods to further the study of kinship terminologies. This book takes an important step toward a new synthesis between the practice of ethnography and the study of language while presenting African natural language data (still rare in mainstream linguistics) in an accessible format.


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