Translatability and the scripting of other peoples' souls

Wierzbicka, Anna

Cultural advice

The Australian National University acknowledges, celebrates and pays our respects to the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of the Canberra region and to all First Nations Australians on whose traditional lands we meet and work, and whose cultures are among the oldest continuing cultures in human history.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that ANU Library collections may include images, names, voices, and other representations of deceased persons.

Material in the collection may contain terms, language or views that reflect the period in which the item was created and may be considered inappropriate today.

Translatability and the scripting of other peoples' souls

Date

2013

Authors

Wierzbicka, Anna

Publisher

Australian Anthropological Society Inc

Abstract

If anthropology aims at 'understanding "others" ', then obviously anthropologists must be interested in the meaning of what those 'others' say. But to understand what speakers of a language other than our own say, we need to know what exactly the words an