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The literacy event of Pema Kumari’s writing a letter to her father can be described very well without situating it within the context of literacy practices in the community and cultural norms and social practices regarding gender, marriage and education in Nepal. After all, the letter’s text speaks for itselfTrue/False

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Answer: The correct answer is FALSE.

Explanation: In the book, Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology written by By Laura M. Ahearn.

Chapter eight of the book further went on to explain Literacy event and Literacy practices as useful concepts in the anthropological study of reading and writing. The book reiterated that literacy events and practices must be studied together within the overall context of social and cultural practice.

In the question, it was asked if "The literacy event of Pema Kumari’s writing a letter to her father can be described very well without situating it within the context of literacy practices...", the book made it very clear that they must be studied together.

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