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The Language of Life and Death - The Transformation of Experience in Oral Narrative (Hardcover, New)
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The Language of Life and Death - The Transformation of Experience in Oral Narrative (Hardcover, New)
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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.
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