| Fanti Kinship and the Analysis of Kinship Terminologies Contributor(s): Kronenfeld, David B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252033701 ISBN-13: 9780252033704 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2009 Annotation: An authoritative analysis of kinship terminologies |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family |
| Dewey: 305.896 |
| LCCN: 2008035619 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.80 lbs) 392 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines Fanti kinship terminology from a variety of analytic and formal perspectives. Based on work with a broad number of informants, David B. Kronenfeld details and analyzes internal variation in usage within the Fanti community, shows the relationship between terminology and social groups and communicative usage, and relates these findings to major theoretical work on kinship and on the intersections of language, thought, and culture. Including computational and comparative studies of kinship terminologies, this volume represents the fullest analysis of any kinship terminological system in the ethnographic record. |