Power sharing : language, rank, gender, and social space in Pohnpei, Micronesia / Elizabeth Keating.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keating, Elizabeth Lillian.

Series:

Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 23.

Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chiefdoms--Micronesia (Federated States)--Madolenihmw District (Pohnpei).

Chiefdoms.

Power (Social sciences)--Micronesia (Federated States)--Madolenihmw District (Pohnpei).

Power (Social sciences).

Micronesian languages--Sex differences.

Micronesian languages.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Honorific.

Language and culture.

Micronesia (Federated States).

Sex role--Micronesia (Federated States)--Madolenihmw District (Pohnpei).

Sex role.

Language and culture--Micronesia (Federated States)--Madolenihmw District (Pohnpei).

Micronesian languages--Honorific.

Madolenihmw District (Pohnpei, Micronesia)--Social life and customs.

Madolenihmw District (Pohnpei, Micronesia).

Physical Description:

viii, 214 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.

Summary:

What allows certain individuals and groups to maintain control over the actions and lives of others? Linguistic anthropologist Elizabeth Keating went to the island of Pohnpei, in Micronesia, and studied how people use language and other semiotic codes to reproduce and manipulate status differences. The result is this inside view of how language works to create power and social inequality. This book challenges widely held theories on the nature of social stratification, including women's roles in creating hierarchy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-210) and index.

ISBN:

0195111974

OCLC:

39700069