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A 5 page discussion of social anthropological concepts. Provides definitions for the concepts of language as a relational system, total social fact as suggested by Mauss, reciprocity, binary opposition, oppositional thought, deep and surface structure in relation to non linguistic phenomena as entailed by the field of Marxist Anthropology (social formation and production). Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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a Relational System Language is one of our foremost means of relating to one another. There has been considerable historical discourse
over the nature of language. Most contend that thought and language are two interrelated criteria. Just how these criteria relate to the controversy over whether animals have language
capabilities and even more specifically to the Sapir-Whorf human language thought debate, however, is not always clear. From a human context we know that language is a skill which
allows us to communicate our thoughts to others and in so doing to attain desired "biological, cognitive, and social/behavioral feedback" (McConnell, 1977). The linguistic relativity theory known as the
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis was developed by Benjamin Lee Whorf (a linguist and anthropologist) and Edward Sapir. The theory argues that language is a finite array of lexical and grammatical categories
that group experiences into usable classes which vary across cultures but influence thought. The theory maintains that a concept cannot be understood without an appropriate word for that concept.
What is clear is that it is the ability to translate our mental experiences into words which gives humans the capability of abstract thought and, according to researchers, which separates
humans from animals (McConnell, 1977). Total Social Fact as Suggested by
Mauss Marcel Mauss defines "total social fact" as a phenomenon which encompasses economic, judicial, moral, mythological, and aesthetic components. These components
are social in their nature, not biological, yet they influence practically every aspect of human existence. Factors such as race, gender, and sociopolitical status, are all social facts according
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