Book
Aspects of language acquisition by Tzeltal children
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1971 • Pages:
By: Stross, Brian.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Based on one year of field research in the PARAJES of Mahosik and Cahal c'en, outlying communities of the municipio of Tenejapa, this document investigates language acquisition by Tzeltal children. The dissertation consists of three chapters, in addition to the introduction and four appendices. Each chapter deals with one aspect of language acquisition. Chapter one deals with the socio-cultural context of language acquisition. This chapter provides data on pregnancy, childbirth, child rearing, adolescence, and marriage. Chapter two discusses how Tzeltal children acquire their botanical knowledge in their natural environment. Chapter three deals with some facets of Tzeltal plant taxonomy and nomenclature.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Grammar
- Phonology
- Revelation and divination
- Ethnobotany
- Conception
- Pregnancy
- Childbirth
- Childhood activities
- Techniques of socialization
- Transmission of skills
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tzeltal
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1995
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Maya Area
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- 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
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- July 1967-July 1968 (p. 201)
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tenejapa, Chiapas, Mexico (p.4)
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Brian Stross
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of California, Berkeley, 1969
- UM-70-13,181
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tzeltal Indians