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ERIC Number: EJ181701
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1978
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Animal Talk in Cocopa
Langdon, Margaret
International Journal of American Linguistics, 44, 1, 10-6, Jan 78
This article discusses an abnormal type of speech in the Cocopa language called animal talk, which deals with how humans refer to the communication between humans and animals and between animals themselves. The derivation of animal talk from normal speech and speech of mythical animals is discussed. (NCR)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Anthropological Linguistics, Child Language, Language Styles, Language Usage, Sociocultural Patterns, Speech Communication, Speech Habits, Verbal Communication
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