Fina, Anna De
Analyzing Narrative: Discourse and Sociolinguistic Perspectives
- ISBN 13:
- 9780521715133
- author:
- Fina, Anna De
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 1.3 x 22.8 cm
- Genre:
- Reference, Language,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Analyzing Narrative Discourse and Sociolinguistic Perspectives by Anna De Fina and Alexandra Georgakopoulou provides a critical engagement with the rapidly expanding field of narrative studies. This book addresses fundamental questions about narrative structure, language, power, and ideologies, while also exploring recent trends in narrative analysis. The discussion covers a range of methodologies, analytical modes, and perspectives on narrative, including conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, linguistic anthropology, and ethnography of communication. The authors examine narratives in various situational and cultural settings, from informal to institutional contexts, demonstrating how these approaches contribute to a new paradigm that views narratives as complex communicative practices linked to the production of social life. By exploring the intricacies of narrative discourse and sociolinguistic perspectives, this book offers valuable insights into the ways in which language shapes our understanding of the world and ourselves.
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