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A structural and semantic analysis of classical Nahuatl kinship terminology

Estudios de cultura Náhuatl • 15 • Published In 1982 • Pages: 89-124

By: Gardner, Brant.

Abstract
This study aims to clarify difficulties encountered in the linguistic analysis of kinship terminology in the Nahuatl dialect used by Aztec elites. It begins with a componential analysis of the terms, followed by an examination of their contextual appearance, finding that they can refer alternatively to social or to biological relationships.
Subjects
Kin groups
Grammar
Sociolinguistics
Semantics
culture
Aztecs
HRAF PubDate
2017
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
Central Mexico
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnohistorian
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
M. A. Marcus ; 1984
Field Date
not applicable
Coverage Date
1200-1645
Coverage Place
central highland Mexico
Notes
Brant Gardner
LCSH
Aztecs