Wondering how to use Tambiah in a sentence? Below are 4 example sentences from authentic English texts. .
Tambiah in a sentence
Context around Tambiah
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tambiah
- In this selection, "tambiah" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, religion, suggests, argues and states stand out and add context to how "tambiah" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include anthropologists but tambiah has his and s j tambiah argues that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tambiah" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tambiah
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As opposed to religion, Tambiah suggests that mankind has a much more personal control over events. (16 words)
Tambiah states that magic is a strictly ritualistic action that implements forces and objects outside the realm of the gods and the supernatural. (23 words)
The lines of demarcation between these ideas depend upon the perspective of a variety of anthropologists, but Tambiah has his own opinions regarding magic, science, and religion. (27 words)
In "The Magical Power of Words" (1968) S. J. Tambiah argues that the connection between language and magic is due to a belief in the inherent ability of words to influence the universe. (33 words)
The lines of demarcation between these ideas depend upon the perspective of a variety of anthropologists, but Tambiah has his own opinions regarding magic, science, and religion. (27 words)
Tambiah states that magic is a strictly ritualistic action that implements forces and objects outside the realm of the gods and the supernatural. (23 words)
Example sentences (4)
As opposed to religion, Tambiah suggests that mankind has a much more personal control over events.
In "The Magical Power of Words" (1968) S. J. Tambiah argues that the connection between language and magic is due to a belief in the inherent ability of words to influence the universe.
Tambiah states that magic is a strictly ritualistic action that implements forces and objects outside the realm of the gods and the supernatural.
The lines of demarcation between these ideas depend upon the perspective of a variety of anthropologists, but Tambiah has his own opinions regarding magic, science, and religion.