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Sinnmuster

English translation: interpretative [and behavioural] models/norms

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German term or phrase:	Sinnmuster
English translation:	interpretative [and behavioural] models/norms
Entered by:	Helen Shiner

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05:33 Aug 20, 2008

German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Anthropology / Rituals

German term or phrase: Sinnmuster

From academic text about rituals. Context is description of rituals as a performance.
Die Idee der kulturellen Performance wird als Darstellung und zugleich als Reproduktion kultureller Sinn- und Verhandlungsmuster ausgearbeitet. Patterns of meaning and action. Does that make sense in this context?

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interpretative [and behavioural] models/norms

Explanation:
A suggestion. I would use 'model' for Muster here, or even possibly 'norm'. If you use 'meaning' for 'Sinn' then obviously you will need to say 'models of meaning and behaviour' but I don't think that sounds as good academically-speaking.