第五十九本第二分(李方桂先生紀念論文集)
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1988 / 6
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pp. 385 - 399
Cultural Relativism in Relation to Constraints on World View──An Emic Perspective
作者
Kenneth L. Pike *
(美國密西根大學 University of Michigan)
Kenneth L. Pike *
美國密西根大學 University of Michigan
英文摘要

World views differ partly, but not completely.  Goodman mentions, for philosophy, 'radical relativism under rigorous restraints' (1978).  This relates to "emics" and an insider's view of his own culture.  Here I use folktales, or other Mixtec (Mexico) texts, with comments on them by a native speaker, to show some kinds of contexts in which they are told: context of class of tale; context of slot in time or place or situation of its telling; context of its role as to why the tale is told in particular circumstances; and context in relation to cohesion of the tale content and usage with the general background of beliefs and social structure of the teller.