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Hymes, Dell H. 1984. Linguistic problems in defining the concept of 'tribe'. In Baugh, John and Joel Sherzer, eds. Language in use: Readings in sociolinguistics. Prentice-Hall. pp. 7–27.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
Keywords
anthropology | social context | tribe

Annotation

H. argues that current anthropological practice often reflects an untenable view of the relation between language and social units.