Semantics The association of morphemes with the symbolic meaning attached to them by native speakers of a language.
Socio-linguistics The study of the interplay between social structure and language. Note well that it involves how each affects the other: How do social interactions influence language development, and how does language use facilitate or inhibit social interaction?
Speech The behavioural component of language. Meaningful utterances made by humans in order to communicate with one another.
State The fourth level in Morton Fried's stages of evolution of political society. It is characterized by leadership based upon power, an unequal ratio of leaders to positions of leadership, unequal access to the means of a livelihood, and a system of goods allocation based upon market exchange.
Stratified The third level in Morton Fried's stages of evolution of political society. It is characterized by leadership based upon power, an unequal ratio of leaders to positions of leadership, unequal access to the means of a livelihood, and a system of goods allocation based upon redistribution.
Substantivist A term which refers to a theoretical perspective in economic anthropology in which it is assumed that one must explain economic activity and motivation by reference to the values which exist in the society where these activities take place. It is a relativist position which takes exception to the idea of the f ormalists that there are universal economic laws which govern human behaviour.
Succession The process of legitimate transference of governmental office in rank, stratified, and state level societies.
Superorganic The level of organisational complexity identified by Emile Durkheim associated with social phenomena. It contrasts with the inorganic level (molecular) and the organic level (individual life forms). Phenomena at each level must be explained by recourse to other phenomena at that level.
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