Cognition, algebra, and culture in the Tongan kinship terminology

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 49-88

  Bennardo, Giovanni ^a   Read, Dwight ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Algebraic Modeling; Culture Theory; Expert Systems; Kinship Systems; Polynesia

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849184850     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853707X171810     Document Type: Article

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