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Overview
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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- ISBN-13: 9781405116053
- ISBN-10: 1405116056
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
- Publish Date: August 2004
- Dimensions: 9.02 x 5.96 x 0.63 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.68 pounds
- Page Count: 184
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