Negotiating Kinship

The language of intersubjectivity in an Australian culture

Bibliographic Data

ID3177429
AuthorsDavid Rose (0000-0003-3690-9913, The University of Sydney, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume59
Issue1-2
Pages189-215
Publication date2008-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWORD (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0043-7956 • E-ISSN: 2373-5112
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00437956.2008.11432586
OpenAlexW11054094
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited11

The goal of this paper is to give the reader a sense of the rich varieties of discourse through which speakers of the Australian language Pitjantjatjara enact their social relations. The brief sketch here is based on a fuller survey in Rose 2001, using the tools of systemic functional linguistics (SFL) for relating language to its social contexts. The discussion involves three steps: firstly, an outline of the options for enacting interpersonal meanings in Pitjantjatjara, in its systems of MOOD and MODAL ASSESSMENT, secondly, an outline of the system of social relations in Pitjantjatjara culture, governed by the kinship system, and finally, examples of exchanges between various kin, illustrating how the interpersonal potential of the language realizes dimensions of the social system in varying patterns of discourse

Interpersonal communication · Intersubjectivity · Kinship · Linguistics · Negotiation · Sketch · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy

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