ANTA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Upper Class, Social Grooming, The Embarrassment
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My aim, if you like, was to provide a grammar" of english behaviour. Native speakers can rarely explain the grammatical rules of their own language. Fluent" in the rituals, customs and traditions of a particular culture generally lack the detachment necessary to explain the grammar" of these practices in an intelligible manner. (fox, 2014. People follow the unwritten rules of society without consciously doing so e. g. getting dressed. An anthropologist would question such behavior if they were to study someone"s daily life. Studying the causes of good behavior rather than the usual dysfunctional behaviors that are usually studied. Inner participant and inner observer is the conflict between roles as a native and an. A form of grooming- talk, which is the human equivalent of social grooming. It is not because the subject of weather is interesting but rather that it is a ritual greeting. Talking about the weather is the usually the first thing that english people do.
