Kuipers Argues That Specialization in Ritual Speech Was Divided Between

question 2

Multiple Choice

Kuipers argues that specialization in ritual speech was divided between Weyéwa women and men in the way it was because

• A) Women are more emotionally expressive than men.
• B) Divisions in gendered speech mirror the gendered division of labor in Weyéwa society.
• C) It is only men who have the local, temporal continuity to know and master the history of their kinship group, which makes them responsible for communication with the sacred spirits.
• D) All of the above.

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