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In conversation with Jonah : conversation analysis, literary criticism, and the book of Jonah /

The author analyses the various conversations that occur between the characters in the Jonah narrative and the 'conversation' that occurs between the text and its readers. The study opens with an introduction to the field of conversation analysis, with a focus on one feature of conversatio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Person, Raymond F., Jr., 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sheffield, Eng. : Sheffield Academic Press, ©1996.
Colección:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 220.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The author analyses the various conversations that occur between the characters in the Jonah narrative and the 'conversation' that occurs between the text and its readers. The study opens with an introduction to the field of conversation analysis, with a focus on one feature of conversation analysis-that a fundamental structure in the organization of language is adjacency pairs (for example, question/answer and invitation/refusal). Person notes how complex the adjacency pairs in the Jonah narrative are, and shows how they contribute to the narrative elements of plot, characterization, atmosphe.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (204 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and indexes.
ISBN:9780567525543
0567525546