Oral Narration in Modern French: A Linguistics Analysis of Temporal Patterns

by Janice Carruthers

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367605155
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/30/2020
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Theoretical and Methodological Preliminaries 2. The Narrative Line: Models, Patterns, Systems 3. Tense-Switching on the Narrative Line 4. Structures between Narrative Clauses 5. Conclusions and Further Questions