The Language of Life and Death: The Transformation of Experience in Oral Narrative

by William Labov

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107656818
• ISBN13: 9781107656819
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"