book chapter

Yokuts and Western Mono myths: part 1. general considerations

University of California Press • Berkeley, Calif. • Published In 1940 • Pages: i-vi, 1-15

By: Gayton, A. H. (Anna Hadwick), Newman, Stanley S..

Abstract
The part processed first presents one myth as a representative type of Yokuts literature. The style is then discussed by the authors, first in its aspects which are the result of or at least reflect the limitations of the language. Then, the narrative style is analyzed to illustrate conventional presentation by the Yokuts. Finally, the cultural position of the Yokuts among other California tribes, as indicated in their mythology, is presented. Although the principal subjects discussed are linguistics, literature and mythology, some cultural material is included.
Subjects
Comparative evidence
Sociocultural trends
Vocabulary
Grammar
Phonology
Sociolinguistics
Semantics
Literature
Mythology
Ethnozoology
culture
Yokuts
HRAF PubDate
2002
Region
North America
Sub Region
Northwest Coast and California
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Linguists-5
Analyst
George R. Bedell ; 1961
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
south central California, United States
Notes
A. H. Gayton and Stanley S. Newman
Only Part 1, General Considerations, is included
LCCN
a 39000377
LCSH
Yokuts Indians