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Why do we need to coordinate when classifying kin?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2010

Drew Gerkey  and
Lee Cronk
Drew Gerkey
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology & Center for Human Evolutionary Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1414. agerkey@eden.rutgers.edu lcronk@anthropology.rutgers.edu anthro.rutgers.edu
Lee Cronk
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology & Center for Human Evolutionary Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1414. agerkey@eden.rutgers.edu lcronk@anthropology.rutgers.edu anthro.rutgers.edu
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Abstract

We suggest that there are two coordination games when it comes to understanding kin terminology. Jones' article focuses on the linguistic coordination inherent in developing meaningful kin terminologies, alluding briefly to the benefits of these kin terminologies for coordination in other domains. We enhance Jones' discussion by tracing the links between the structure of kin terminologies and their functions.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 33 , Issue 5 , October 2010 , pp. 385 - 386
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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