Kuna Ways of Speaking: An Ethnographic Perspective (Texas linguistics series)

By Joel F. 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 & curing, puberty rites, & politics-to everyday conversation, gossip, narration, & greeting & leave-taking.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029274305X
• ISBN13: 9780292743052
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.