The problem of context in social and cultural anthropology

Language and Communication

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 437-456

  Dilley, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Context; Interpretation; Social and cultural anthropology

Indexed keywords

EID: 23444451237     PISSN: 02715309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5309(02)00019-8     Document Type: Article

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