Savosavo kinship terminology: Social context and linguistic features

Type Working Paper - Oceanic Linguistics
Title Savosavo kinship terminology: Social context and linguistic features
Author(s)
Volume 52
Issue 2
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2013
Page numbers 318-340
URL https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Claudia_Wegener/publication/262259160_Savosavo_Kinship_Terminol​ogy_Social_Context_and_Linguistic_Features/links/5410142f0cf2f2b29a3e0997.pdf
Abstract
Savosavo kinship terminology is remarkable in that it covers fifteen generations, a feature unique in its immediate geographical context, the Solomon Islands, and rare cross-linguistically. The aim of this paper is to present the kinship terminology system of the easternmost Papuan language from both an anthropological and a linguistic perspective, thus providing a comprehensive account of the terms, the system they form, their morphosyntactic and pragmatic features, and how they are used in everyday life. Both consanguineal and affinal kin are considered.

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