http://www.wcaanet.org/blog/?p=24&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-language-in-anthropology A Blog of The World Council of Anthropological Associations Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:30:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.wcaanet.org/blog/?p=24#comment-3457 Online Casino Willkommensboni Sun, 13 May 2012 20:04:38 +0000 http://www.wcaanet.org/blog/?p=24#comment-3457 I will declare this the method that you create is perfectly awesome and also Let me study all of your upcoming discussions.

]]> http://www.wcaanet.org/blog/?p=24#comment-39 YodCh Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:46:30 +0000 http://www.wcaanet.org/blog/?p=24#comment-39 I have to agree with you — people should always have the choice of writing and acquiring knowledge in the language they prefer; some concepts as it has been proven time and again simply cannot be explained in English despite its flexibility. In the ideal world, we would have perfect translations of everything in the lingua franca of the time, as well as the native language so that both “native” and “foreign” people can all discuss the content of the writing. However, until technology brings itself up to this challenge, this simply is not possible, and perhaps not even necessary. I have to agree with the author here, where she says that both can exist. I would go as far as to say that both should exist.

]]> http://www.wcaanet.org/blog/?p=24#comment-37 Anon Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:33:22 +0000 http://www.wcaanet.org/blog/?p=24#comment-37 It is hard to argue especially you ended by talking about choices. To me, it is important to write ethnography in Chinese. China needs more critical thinking and different perspectives, not different languages. If the readers in China can absorb knowledge faster in Chinese, why not?! It is kind of silly to let them learn ABC first and spend years on the difference of “this is a chair.” and “is this a chair?” if they can just read a different perspective presented in Chinese. What do you think?

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