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Taboo words, kinship, and language: a culture revealed through avoidance.
The Anatomy of Avoidance
A Full Study of Jalnguy, the Dyirbal ‘Mother-in-Law Language’
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373 pages
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19 May 2025
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Summary
Speakers of Dyirbal in North Queensland, Australia, have an everyday language style which has been well described. They also have an avoidance style, called Jalnguy, which must be used in the presence of certain ‘tabooed kin’ such as the mother-in-law. Jalnguy has the same grammar and phonology as the everyday style, but the vocabularies are entirely different. Jalnguy has only about one-sixth as many lexemes as the everyday style, with various techniques used to create a Jalnguy corresponden…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783111463056 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 3111463052 |
| Author: | R.M.W. Dixon |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter |
| Imprint: | De Gruyter Mouton |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 373 |
| Release Date: | 19 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 784g |
| Dimensions: | 35mm x 243mm x 164mm |
| Series: | Anthropological Linguistics [AL] |
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R.M.W. Dixon
R. M. W. Dixon, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia.
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