Core Folkbiological Concepts: New Evidence from Wichí Children and Adults

Autores
Taverna Loza, Andrea Sabina; Waxman, Sandra R.; Medin, Douglas L.; Peralta, Olga Alicia
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2012
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We examine two core folk-biological concepts (e.g., ANIMATE, LIVING THING ) in adults and children from the Wichí community, an indigenous group of Amerindians living in the Chaco forest in north Argentina. We provide an overview of the Wichí community, describing in brief their interaction with objects and events in the natural world, and the naming systems they use to describe key folkbiological concepts. We then report the results of two behavioral studies, each designed to deepen our understanding of the acquisition of the fundamental folkbiological concepts ANIMATE and LIVING THING in Wichí adults and children. These results converge well with evidence from other communities. Wichí children and adults appreciate these fundamental concepts; both are strongly aligned with the Wichí community-wide belief systems. This work underscores the importance of considering cultural and linguistic factors in studying the acquisition of fundamental concepts about the biological world.
Fil: Taverna Loza, Andrea Sabina. Universidad Nacional de Formosa. Facultad de Humanidades. Instituto de Investigaciones Linguisticas; Argentina
Fil: Waxman, Sandra R.. Universidad de Northwestern; Estados Unidos
Fil: Medin, Douglas L.. Universidad de Northwestern; Estados Unidos
Fil: Peralta, Olga Alicia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto Rosario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Educación. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Instituto Rosario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Educacion; Argentina
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Folk Biology
Concepts
Development
Language
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Core Folkbiological Concepts: New Evidence from Wichí Children and Adults
title Core Folkbiological Concepts: New Evidence from Wichí Children and Adults
spellingShingle Core Folkbiological Concepts: New Evidence from Wichí Children and Adults
Taverna Loza, Andrea Sabina
Folk Biology
Concepts
Development
Language
title_short Core Folkbiological Concepts: New Evidence from Wichí Children and Adults
title_full Core Folkbiological Concepts: New Evidence from Wichí Children and Adults
title_fullStr Core Folkbiological Concepts: New Evidence from Wichí Children and Adults
title_full_unstemmed Core Folkbiological Concepts: New Evidence from Wichí Children and Adults
title_sort Core Folkbiological Concepts: New Evidence from Wichí Children and Adults
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Taverna Loza, Andrea Sabina
Waxman, Sandra R.
Medin, Douglas L.
Peralta, Olga Alicia
author Taverna Loza, Andrea Sabina
author_facet Taverna Loza, Andrea Sabina
Waxman, Sandra R.
Medin, Douglas L.
Peralta, Olga Alicia
author_role author
author2 Waxman, Sandra R.
Medin, Douglas L.
Peralta, Olga Alicia
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Folk Biology
Concepts
Development
Language
topic Folk Biology
Concepts
Development
Language
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We examine two core folk-biological concepts (e.g., ANIMATE, LIVING THING ) in adults and children from the Wichí community, an indigenous group of Amerindians living in the Chaco forest in north Argentina. We provide an overview of the Wichí community, describing in brief their interaction with objects and events in the natural world, and the naming systems they use to describe key folkbiological concepts. We then report the results of two behavioral studies, each designed to deepen our understanding of the acquisition of the fundamental folkbiological concepts ANIMATE and LIVING THING in Wichí adults and children. These results converge well with evidence from other communities. Wichí children and adults appreciate these fundamental concepts; both are strongly aligned with the Wichí community-wide belief systems. This work underscores the importance of considering cultural and linguistic factors in studying the acquisition of fundamental concepts about the biological world.
Fil: Taverna Loza, Andrea Sabina. Universidad Nacional de Formosa. Facultad de Humanidades. Instituto de Investigaciones Linguisticas; Argentina
Fil: Waxman, Sandra R.. Universidad de Northwestern; Estados Unidos
Fil: Medin, Douglas L.. Universidad de Northwestern; Estados Unidos
Fil: Peralta, Olga Alicia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto Rosario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Educación. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Instituto Rosario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Educacion; Argentina
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