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Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 16:35:27
From: Gayle Sheehan [publications_intl at sil.org]
Subject: The Heart of the Matter: Collins
Title: The Heart of the Matter
Subtitle: Seeking the Center in Maya-Mam Language and Culture
Series Title: Publications in Ethnography 44
Publication Year: 2015
Publisher: SIL International Publications
http://www.sil.org/resources/publications
Book URL: http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Matter-Seeking-Maya-Mam-Language/dp/1556713754/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF
Author: Wesley M. Collins
Paperback: ISBN: 9781556713750 Pages: 220 Price: U.S. $ 39.95
Abstract:
Can a culture have a theme that unifies seemingly unrelated practices? In this
volume, Collins suggest that Maya-Mam customs as different as constructing a
house, staying healthy, seeking God, disciplining children, agreeing to a
contract, or just speaking the language, all originate from the same concept
-- a search for the center. This is far more than mere balance, long
recognized as a Mayan cultural value. Rather, center space is a place of
physical and metaphysical peace, acceptance, meaning, health, happiness and
"home".
Collins also shows how centeredness is deeply embedded in the grammar of Mam
-- its lexicon, morphology, syntax, and discourse structure. This relatedness
of Mam culture and linguistics provides an unusually detailed contribution to
the debate on linguistic relativity and the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. Collins
combines historical accounts with firsthand ethnographic and linguistic
methodology to explore the concept of centeredness. Detailed accounts of his
personal interaction with the Mam illustrate and enrich the book's concepts.
This volume will interest students of the relationship between language and
culture generally, and specifically those interested in the Maya of Mexico and
Guatemala.
Wesley M. Collins (Ph.D., The Ohio State University), along with his family,
lived and worked among the Maya-Mam people for over 30 years. He currently
directs the CILTA linguistic training course in Peru. His academic interests
include linguistic development of indigenous languages and Mam-language
research.
Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics
Discourse Analysis
General Linguistics
Subject Language(s): Mam (mam)
Language Family(ies): Mayan
Written In: English (eng)
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