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The Traditional Ecological Knowledge of the Solega

A Linguistic Perspective

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  • The first book documenting the ethnobiology of the Solega people
  • Comprehensive, detailed study of traditional ecological knowledge, with methods and techniques of ethnobiology and linguistics given
  • Covers work done in an interdisciplinary approach and is therefore appropriate for ethnobiologists, anthropologists, ecologists, and scholars working in the plant sciences as well as many more disciplines

Part of the book series: Ethnobiology (EBL)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Introduction

    • Aung Si
    Pages 1-29
  3. Solega Ethno-ornithology

    • Aung Si
    Pages 97-134
  4. Landscape Terms in Solega

    • Aung Si
    Pages 135-172
  5. Signs and Relationships

    • Aung Si
    Pages 173-196
  6. Honeybee Lore

    • Aung Si
    Pages 197-226
  7. Conclusions

    • Aung Si
    Pages 227-237
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 239-252

About this book

This book covers the ethnobiology and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of the Solega people of southern India. Solega TEK is shown to be a complex, inter-related network of detailed observations of natural phenomena, well-reasoned and often highly accurate theorizing, as well as a belief system, derived from cultural norms, regarding the relationships between humans and other species on the one hand, and between non-human species on the other. As language-based studies are strongly biased toward investigations of ethno-taxonomy and nomenclature, the importance of studying TEK in its proper context is discussed as making context and encyclopedic knowledge the objects of study are essential for a proper understanding of TEK.

Reviews

“The writing style is accessible to a broad audience, and it fills a gap in the linguistics literature on Solega language. More importantly, the book contains significant considerations for documentary linguistics as our field increasingly embraces the documentation of TEK as part of our regular practice.” (Andrea L. Berez-Kroeker and Lucia Miller, Language Documentation & Conservation, Vol. 12, 2018)

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

    Aung Si

About the author

Dr. Aung Si McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow University of Melbourne School of Languages and Linguistics Babel Building 139 Parkville, VIC 3010 Australia

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Traditional Ecological Knowledge of the Solega

  • Book Subtitle: A Linguistic Perspective

  • Authors: Aung Si

  • Series Title: Ethnobiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24681-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-24679-6Published: 16 December 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79657-4Published: 28 March 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-24681-9Published: 09 December 2015

  • Series ISSN: 2365-7553

  • Series E-ISSN: 2365-7561

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 252

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Plant Ecology, Anthropology, Plant Anatomy/Development

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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