| Language, Culture, and Mind: Natural Constructions and Social Kinds Contributor(s): Kockelman, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521516390 ISBN-13: 9780521516396 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $79.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 306.440 |
| LCCN: 2009043232 |
| Series: Language, Culture & Cognition |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (1.15 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on fieldwork carried out in a Mayan village in Guatemala, this book examines local understandings of mind through the lens of language and culture. It focuses on a variety of grammatical structures and discursive practices through which mental states are encoded and social relations are expressed: inalienable possessions, such as body parts and kinship terms; interjections, such as 'ouch' and 'yuck'; complement-taking predicates, such as 'believe' and 'desire'; and grammatical categories such as mood, status and evidentiality. And, more generally, it develops a theoretical framework through which both community-specific and human-general features of mind may be contrasted and compared. It will be of interest to researchers and students working within the disciplines of anthropology, linguistics, psychology, and philosophy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kockelman, Paul: - Paul Kockelman is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Barnard College, Columbia University. |
