Publications

Publication details [#18699]

Pike, Kenneth L., Gary F. Simons, Carol V. McKinney and Donald A. Burquest. 1996. The Mystery of Culture Contacts, Historical Reconstruction, and Text Analysis: An Emic Approach' [K.R. Jankowsky edition]. Georgetown University Press. xxvi + 86 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

communication breakdown | emic vs. etic | language and culture | morphology | text analysis

Annotation

This book contains three papers that respectively deal with: the historical reconstruction of matrix patterns in morphology; understanding misunderstanding as cross-cultural emic clash; and the importance of purposive behavior in text analysis.

Reviewed by

Beine, David K. 1996. Review of $The Mystery of Culture Contacts, Historical Reconstruction, and Text Analysis: An Emic Approach' [K.R. Jankowsky edition].