essay

Language and reality in Navajo world view

handbook of north american indians. southwest10 • Published In 1983 • Pages: 570-578

By: Witherspoon, Gary.

Abstract
This source surveys several fundamental Navajo ideas concerning speech, language, and reality through an investigation of some key concepts and their contextual meanings. By this means, the structure of the Navajo world-view and its relationship to non-linguistic symbolism is made comprehensible.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Speech
Grammar
Semantics
Cosmology
Mythology
Animism
Ethnometeorology
Ethnopsychology
culture
Navajo
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
M. A. Marcus; John Beierle ; 1985
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
southwestern United States
Notes
Gary Witherspoon
For bibliographical references see 197: Brugge (p. 780-839)
LCCN
77017162
LCSH
Navajo Indians