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Talk and practical epistemology : the social life of knowledge in a Caribbean community /
Drawing on the methods of conversation analysis and ethnography, this book sets out to examine the epistemological practices of Indo-Guyanese villagers as these are revealed in their talk and daily conduct. Based on over eighty-five hours of conversation recorded during twelve months of ethnographic...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins,
2005.
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| Series: | Pragmatics & beyond ;
new ser., 142. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Drawing on the methods of conversation analysis and ethnography, this book sets out to examine the epistemological practices of Indo-Guyanese villagers as these are revealed in their talk and daily conduct. Based on over eighty-five hours of conversation recorded during twelve months of ethnographic fieldwork, the book describes both the social distribution of knowledge and the villagers' methods for distinguishing between fact and fancy, knowledge and belief through close analyses of particular encounters. The various chapters consider uncertainty and expertise in advice-giving, the cultivati. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 255 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027294098 9027294097 9789027253859 9027253854 1282156381 9781282156388 9786612156380 6612156384 |
| ISSN: | 0922-842X ; |