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This chapter looks at componential analysis of kinship terminologies from a historical perspective. The underlying ideas and the basic notions of componential analysis are introduced, as described by the pioneers of the field, and some alternative approaches to describing the semantics of kinship terms are briefly sketched.
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© 2013 Vladimir Pericliev
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Pericliev, V. (2013). Introduction: the historical background. In: Componential Analysis of Kinship Terminology. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137031181_1
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