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Indirection in the Negotiation of Self in Everyday Tojolab'al Women's Conversation
Author(s) -
Brody Jill
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of linguistic anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1548-1395
pISSN - 1055-1360
DOI - 10.1525/jlin.1991.1.1.78
Subject(s) - conversation , ambiguity , negotiation , solidarity , linguistics , sociology , context (archaeology) , meaning (existential) , psychology , indirection , social psychology , communication , computer science , political science , history , social science , philosophy , archaeology , politics , law , psychotherapist , operating system
In the speech genre of beta = Io7il 'joking speech' Tojolab'al women use the ambiguity of indirect speech to negotiate their relationship to social norms and cultural values in the midst of everyday conversation. Indirection and ambiguity involve the intersection of form, function, and meaning in lexical, grammatical, and conversational structure. Ambiguity permits criticism and conflict in the context of cooperation and social solidarity.