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Drawing on his work in Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, North America, Ghana, and Fiji, linguistic anthropologist and folklorist Richard Bauman presents a series of ethnographic case studies that offer a sparkling look at intertextuality as communicative practice.

  • A fascinating perspective on intertextuality: the idea that written and spoken texts speak to one another, e.g. through genre or allusions.
  • Presents a series of ethnographic case studies to illustrate the topic.
  • Draws on a broad range of oral performances and literary records from across the world.
  • The author's introduction sets a framework for the analysis of genre, perform and intertextuality.
  • Shows how performers blend genres, e.g., telling stories about riddles or legends about magical verses, or constructing sales pitches.

A World of Others' Words: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Intertextuality

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Drawing on his work in Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, North America, Ghana, and Fiji, linguistic anthropologist and folklorist Richard Bauman presents... Read more

    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 17/06/2004
    ISBN13: 9781405116053, 978-1405116053
    ISBN10: 1405116056

    Number of Pages: 208

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

    Description

    Drawing on his work in Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, North America, Ghana, and Fiji, linguistic anthropologist and folklorist Richard Bauman presents a series of ethnographic case studies that offer a sparkling look at intertextuality as communicative practice.

    • A fascinating perspective on intertextuality: the idea that written and spoken texts speak to one another, e.g. through genre or allusions.
    • Presents a series of ethnographic case studies to illustrate the topic.
    • Draws on a broad range of oral performances and literary records from across the world.
    • The author's introduction sets a framework for the analysis of genre, perform and intertextuality.
    • Shows how performers blend genres, e.g., telling stories about riddles or legends about magical verses, or constructing sales pitches.

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