Oral Narration in Modern French

A Linguistics Analysis of Temporal Patterns

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics
Cover of the book Oral Narration in Modern French by Janice Carruthers, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Janice Carruthers ISBN: 9781351195539
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: December 2, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Janice Carruthers
ISBN: 9781351195539
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: December 2, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

"Storytelling is a universal human activity and oral narration - particularly modern 'conversational' narration such as anecdotes or personal stories - has long been fertile ground for linguists working on tense usage across a variety of languages. This book introduces 'performed' oral storytelling into the debate, using data from traditional and contemporary storytellers in French to explore the narrative tenses attested, the discourse-pragmatic effects of tense switching, the structures deployed at points of temporal sequence, as well as broader questions concerning the nature of oral discourse."

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"Storytelling is a universal human activity and oral narration - particularly modern 'conversational' narration such as anecdotes or personal stories - has long been fertile ground for linguists working on tense usage across a variety of languages. This book introduces 'performed' oral storytelling into the debate, using data from traditional and contemporary storytellers in French to explore the narrative tenses attested, the discourse-pragmatic effects of tense switching, the structures deployed at points of temporal sequence, as well as broader questions concerning the nature of oral discourse."

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