The meaning of the word dog is not inherent in the sounds themselves; it is assigned, to the sounds by human beings. ... When one considers the mother-in-law taboo in its relationship to the place of residence of a newly married couple, the customary division of labor between the sexes, their respective roles in the society, and these in turn to the technology of society, the mother-in-law taboo becomes, again by definition, culture. ...

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