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Publication details [#47539]

Dixon, R.M.W. 2004. The Jarawara Language of Southern Amazonia. Oxford University Press. 660 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

environment2 | language and culture | language use | mental state

Language as a subject

Jarawara

Annotation

This book describes the complex structure of Jarawara, spoken by 170 Indians in the Amazonian jungle, explaining how their unusual language mirrors their environment and their mental attitudes.