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Word Tabu and Change Rates: Tests of a Hypothesis

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In some Salish languages a form of word tabu operated as a special sociocultural process which produced specific linguistic effects. The mode of operation and some of the effects of this tabuing custom have been discussed by this writer for the Twana speech community of western Washington (Elmendorf 1951; 1960: 391-396). A aresult of the Twana tabuing custom was seen as possible acceleration of "normal" lexical item replacement.

Creators William W. Elmendorf

IdentifierAW.00136

Date1967

ThemesLanguage and Linguistics

Publication DetailsUBC Working Papers in Linguistics Press
International Conference on Salish and Neighbouring Languages, 2, 1-20

GenreWorking Papers

URLhttps://lingpapers.sites.olt.ubc.ca/icsnl-volumes/

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