In Other Words: Variation in Reference and Narrative (Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics, Series Number 21)

Schiffrin, Deborah

ISBN 10: 052148474X / ISBN 13: 9780521484749

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Other Words: Variation in Reference and Narrative (Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics, Series Number 21)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052148474X
• ISBN 13: 9780521484749
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Deborah Schiffrin looks at two important tasks of language--presenting 'who' we are talking about (the referent) and 'what happened' to them (their actions and attributes) in a narrative--and explores how this presentation alters in relation to emergent forms and meanings. Drawing on examples from both face-to-face talk and public discourse, she analyzes a variety of repairs, reformulations of referents, and retellings of narratives, ranging from word-level repairs within a single turn-at-talk, to life story narratives told years apart.

About the Author

Deborah Schiffrin is Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University.