Preliminary Ethnosemantics of the Avifauna Vocabulary in Jirel
Contributions to Nepalese Studies
Format:
Journal Article
Publication Date:
2000-01
Publisher:
Center for Nepal and Asian Studies
Place of Publication:
Kirtipur, Nepal
Pages:
53-77
Sources ID:
127857
Collection:
Tibetan and Himalayan Library
Visibility:
Public (group default)
Abstract:
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The article discusses ethnosemantics of vocabulary relating to birds in Jirel. The article starts with a brief discussion on ethnographic study and cognitive anthropology. It discusses the principles of folk biological classification. It includes tables containing Jirel names for birds, Jirel bird name binomials, sorting task results, description of selected birds, sort by altitude, sort by nesting environment, sort by food, and free sort. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2006-10-13)
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Contributions to Nepalese Studies