Culture and inference : a Trobriand case study
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Culture and inference : a Trobriand case study
(Cognitive science series, 2)
Harvard University Press, 1980
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Bibliography: p. [135]-137
Includes index
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction Background Classification Inference A Naturalistic Approach Organization of the Argument 2. Trobriand Land Tenure Relations between Men and Land The Transfer of Land Rights Titles in Land The Institutional Context of Litigation 3. The Model Notation Inference Descendant Schemata 4. Case Analysis Motabasi's Presentation Analysis of Motabasi's Presentation Kailimila's Presentation Analysis of Kailimila's Presentation The Testimony of Witnesses Kwaiwai's Opinion Analysis of Kwaiwai's Opinion The Chief's Decision 5. Uses of the Cultural Code Abbreviate Discourse, Reconstruct Abbreviated Discourse Chunking Understanding and Explanation Problem Solving Judgments of Sense, Truth, and Likelihood Decision Making Expectations and Plans Violations of Expectations Attribution Speech Acts 6. Conclusion Notes References Glossary Index
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