Kuna Ways of Speaking: An Ethnographic Perspective (Texas Linguistics Series)

by Joel Sherzer

For the Kuna, a nonindustrial people of the South American tropical forest, the world is perceived, conceived, organized, & controlled by oral speech & language. Thus, by exploring their ways of speaking, Joel Sherzer provides valuable insights into the nature of Kuna social & political organization, world view, religion, economics, medicine, & aesthetics. This unique work encompasses the full range of speech, from the dominant areas of ritual life-magic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292743106
• ISBN13: 9780292743106
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"