Oral narration in modern French. A linguistic analysis of temporal patterns

Janice Carruthers*

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Abstract

This book introduces 'performed' oral storytelling into the debate, using data from traditional and contemporary storytellers in French to explore the narrative tenses, the discourse-pragmatic effects of tense switching, as well as broader questions concerning the nature of oral discourse.

Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationOxford
PublisherLegenda (Research Monographs in French Studies)
Number of pages156
ISBN (Electronic)9781351195546
ISBN (Print)9781904713111
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© Modern Humanities Research Association and Taylor & Francis 2005. All rights reserved.

eBook Published: 31 December 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Arts and Humanities
  • General Social Sciences

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