Fertile words : aspects of language and sociality among Yanomami people of Venezuela
In the first part of the thesis (Chapters I to 7)1 discuss two Yanomami myths of origin, namely the myth of the origin of the night, and the myth of the master of banana plants. While drawing heavily on Lizot's ethnographical and linguistic work, my analysis of the myth will be embedded within...
Main Author: | Rubio, Javier Carrera |
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Other Authors: | Overing, Joanna |
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University of St Andrews
2004
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.511488 |
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