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I will close with one more question that I have not yet asked : why does so much indigenous folklore still exist in this region ; what are all these Indian symbols doing in historic and contemporary New England ?
I will close with one more question that I have not yet asked : why does so much indigenous folklore still exist in this region ; what are all these Indian symbols doing in historic and contemporary New England ?
Page 78
This is not to argue that culture is a fixture of unchanging symbols , for the slate can be wiped fairly clean at conversion , and the New England Algonquian lore offers many examples of slow change over the long run .
This is not to argue that culture is a fixture of unchanging symbols , for the slate can be wiped fairly clean at conversion , and the New England Algonquian lore offers many examples of slow change over the long run .
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In addition to the / e / - / a / symbolism of near / far , there ap pears to be a kind of symbolism with the deictic use of the consonants / o / and / t / . Deictic / o / is used to show anaphoric reference , and deictic / t / is used ...
In addition to the / e / - / a / symbolism of near / far , there ap pears to be a kind of symbolism with the deictic use of the consonants / o / and / t / . Deictic / o / is used to show anaphoric reference , and deictic / t / is used ...
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