New perspectives on kinship: Overcoming the eurocentrism and scientism of kinship studies through lexical universals

Anna Wierzbicka*

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    Abstract

    How did this 'scandal' of the abandonment of kinship studies come about? A number of different diagnoses have been put forward, Undoubtedly, however, one critical factor was the recognition of the profound Eurocentrism of the traditional analyses of kinship terminology.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Anthropology
    PublisherTaylor and Francis Inc.
    Pages62-79
    Number of pages18
    ISBN (Electronic)9781135050887
    ISBN (Print)9780415834100
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 11 Aug 2015

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