The Language of Life and Death: The Transformation Of Experience In Oral Narrative - Couverture souple

Labov, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1107656818 ISBN 13 : 9781107656819

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

We share the experience of others through the stories they tell of the crucial events in their lives. This book provides a rich range of narratives that grip the reader's attention together with an analysis of how it is done. While remaining true to the facts, narrators use linguistic devices to present themselves in the best possible light and change the listener's perception of who is to blame for what has occurred. William Labov extends his widely used framework for narrative analysis to matters of greatest human concern: the danger of death, violence, premonitions and large-scale community conflicts. The book also examines traditional epic and historical texts, from Herodotus and the Old Testament to Macaulay, showing how these literary genres draw upon the techniques of personal narratives. Not only relevant to students of narratology, discourse and sociolinguistics, this book will be rewarding reading for anyone interested in the human condition.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

William Labov is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1107656818
• ISBN 13: 9781107656819
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 252
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible