article
Semantic distinctions in Huichol (Uto-Aztecan) kinship
American anthropologist • 64 (1) (1) • Published In 1962 • Pages: 104-114
By: Grimes, Joseph Evans, Grimes, Barbara F..
Abstract
This article discusses the terms Huichol villagers use in addressing family members and other relatives. It shows that the most important semantic discriminations in Huichol kinship terms have to do with affinity, distance, and generational separation. By contrast, the Huichol make progressively fewer general distinctions based on the relative age and sex of both the speaker and the referent.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2016
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Northern Mexico
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem
- Field Date
- 1952-1957
- Coverage Date
- 1900-1957
- Coverage Place
- Guadalupe Ocotán, Nayarit, Mexico
- Notes
- Joseph E. and Barbara F. Grimes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-114)
- LCCN
- 17015424
- LCSH
- Huichol Indians