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24 May 2012
PITTSBURGH, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Different languages refer to family relationships in different ways. For example, English speakers use two terms — grandmother and grandfather — to refer to grandparents, ...Relatively speaking: Researchers identify principles that shape kinship categories across languages
24 May 2012
Different languages refer to family relationships in different ways. For example, English speakers use two terms — grandmother and grandfather — to refer to grandparents, while Mandarin Chinese uses four terms. Many possible kinship categories, however, are never observed, which raises the question of why some kinship categories appear in the languages of the world but others do not.23 May 2012
While her neighbours are babysitting their grandchildren or strolling around parks with their caged birds, as many retired Chinese do, early retiree Feng Hong, who is in her 40s, is working on her uvu .....In this category: Websites: 0, Number of pages: 0, Last updated: 24 May 2012
