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Tag Archives: africa
Medicine and Speech Acts, England and Africa
Two days ago the New York Times featured an Op-Ed arguing that the solution to African infant malnutrition and mortality is a greater emphasis on breast-feeding. The article’s questionable logic aside, it mentioned in passing that: One mother near the … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo-Saxon/Old English, Medicine
Tagged africa, anglo-saxon, anthropology, england, lacnunga, lacnunga xxix, linguistics, medicine, modern world, new york times
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