Hocus Pocus and Extensionism in Central Malaya
Notes on Semai Kinship Terminology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7565733 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Knox Dentan (University at Buffalo, State University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 358-362 |
| Publication date | 1970-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Anthropologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7294 • E-ISSN: 1548-1433 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/aa.1970.72.2.02a00120 |
| OpenAlex | W2151286822 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper presents componential definitions of two sets of Semai kinship terminology gathered in two Semai settlements. A comparison of these definitions with each other and with Semai rules about proper terminology usage brings several inconsistencies to light. These inconsistencies seem to suggest that a modified componential analysis conforms to the cognitive categories of the Semai if the extensionist hypothesis that terms have both primary and derived meanings is taken into account. [Semai, componential analysis, extensionist hypothesis, Malayan aborigines, Austroasiatic
Componential analysis · Kinship · Linguistics · Sociology · Terminology · Anthropology · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 1988 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |