Journal article
An analysis of Kwakiutl plant terms
Northwest anthropological research notes, Vol.12(2), pp.178-196
01/01/1978
Abstract
Kwakiutl plant terms have been analyzed and hypothetically classified according to the linguistic markers of stem and suffix. The results indicate that the Kwakiutl categorize their plant world in terms of functional considerations, i.e., the use plants or plant product. This contrast sharply with the scientific method of plant classification, which deals mainly with morphological homologies in an evolutionary context. The Kwakiutl system allows the anthropologist to determine what part of a plant is used and often how it is used.
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- Title
- An analysis of Kwakiutl plant terms
- Creators
- D Croes
- Publication Details
- Northwest anthropological research notes, Vol.12(2), pp.178-196
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology, Department of
- Identifiers
- 99901083339101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article