| Description |
xi, 249 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Generalities ch. 1. The anatomy of metaphor / J. David Sapir -- ch. 2. The social functions of rhetorical form / J. Christopher Crocker -- pt. 2. Particulars ch. 3. Saying Haya sayings: two categories of proverb use / Peter Seitel -- ch. 4. The performance of ritual metaphors / James W. Fernandez -- ch. 5. Carrying the village: Cuna political metaphors / James Howe -- ch. 6. My brother the parrot / J. Christopher Crocker -- ch. 7. The fabricated child / J. David Sapir |
| Notes |
Enlarged versions of papers presented at a symposium held during the annual (1970) meeting of the American Anthropological Association, with one additional paper |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 225-237 |
| Subject |
Metaphor.
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Sociolinguistics.
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Symbolism.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Crocker, Jon Christopher, 1938-
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Sapir, J. David.
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American Anthropological Association.
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| LC no. |
76053200 |
| ISBN |
0812277252 |
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