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Publication details [#22897]
Dixon, R.M.W. 1990. The origin of `mother-in-law vocabulary' in two Australian languages. Anthropological Linguistics 32 (1-2) : 1–56.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Annotation
D. discusses the origins of lexemes of the special avoidance vocabulary, which must be used in the presence of a class of taboo relatives. Data from Dyirbal and Yidiny (Australia).