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Language and social forms: a study of Toda kinship and dual descent
Language, culture and personality: essays in memory of Edward Sapir • Menasha • Published In 1941 • Pages: 158-179
By: Emeneau, M. B. (Murray Barnson).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document presents a detailed study of the kinship system of the Nilgiris Toda in South India, along with an analysis of the functioning of the two sib-systems (patrilineal and matrilineal) in relation to one another and to the society as a whole. In his description of the above aspects of Toda society the author attempts to use native songs which he considers as the Toda art form of highest prestige, to verify certain parts of his data (e.g., when two persons sing together, special care would be taken to use the correct kinship terms in the song relevant to the degree of relationship of the two participating singers). The document concludes with a critique of the theories of the "origin" of the Toda (especially Rivers theory of a Malabar origin).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Kinship terminology
- Kin relationships
- Clans
- Linguistic identification
- Etiquette
- Music
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Toda
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- South Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Linguist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle; 1965
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1935-1938
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1935-1938
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Nilgiri Hills, southern India
- NotesAdditional notes
- Murray B. Emeneau
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 42002294
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Toda (Indic people)