Book
Portraits of "The Whiteman": linguistic play and cultural symbols among the western Apache
Cambridge University Press • Cambridge [Eng.] • Published In 1979 • Pages:
By: Basso, Keith H..
Abstract
This book is concerned primarily with caricatures of 'Whitemen' that occur in Western Apache joking behavior. The data were collected primarily at Cibecue. Basso presents a number of texts of jokes and discusses them in terms of metalinguistic devices, their function as an expression of what is offensive to the Apache about Anglo-Americans, and their function in solidifying social relationships among the Apache.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnographer
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Marlene Martin ; 1980
- Field Date
- 1959-1975
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- community of Cibecue, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona, United States
- Notes
- Keith H. Basso ; ill. by Vincent Craig
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-120)
- LCCN
- 78031535
- LCSH
- Western Apache Indians