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Publication details [#23360]

Bavin, Edith L. 1991. The acquisition of Warlpiri Kin Terms. Pragmatics 1 (3) : 319–344.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

kinship terminology

Language as a subject

Warlpiri

Journal DOI

10.1075/prag

Annotation

An investigation of the acquisition by Warlpiri children of the culture's kinship terms and the corresponding kinship system. It is found that children also learn about the complex social relations between kin groups by observing the daily behavior of adults.