Moments of hierarchy : constructing social stratification by means of language, food, space and the body in Pohnpei, Micronesia.
In this paper I examine relationships between multiple semiotic modes used to construct hierarchy, and I show the importance of going beyond our traditional notion of language to look at how social actors employ a range of semiotic resources in organizing and interpreting social relations. Using exa...
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| Format: | Analitica de revista |
| Language: | English |
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Arlington
American Antropological Association
2000
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