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Written reliquaries : the resonance of orality in medieval English texts /

"Written Reliquaries: The Resonance of Orality in Medieval English Texts establishes the linguistic component of orality and oral tradition. The relics it examines are traces of spoken performance, artifacts of linguistic and cultural processes. Seven case studies animate verbal acts of making...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Arnovick, Leslie K., 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ©2006.
Colección:Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., 153.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Written Reliquaries; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; Preface; Chapter 1; Reconstructing Spoken Performance in Medieval Texts; A Joint Exploration in Oral Theory and Historical Pragmatics; Part I; Oral Relics in Old English; Chapter 2; Speaking Gibberish; Chapter 3; Praying the Pater Noster; Chapter 4; Invoking Saints; Chapter 5; Keeping Silence; Part II; Oral Relics in Middle English; Chapter 6; Making Promises; Chapter 7; Quoting Proverbs; Chapter 8; Pronouncing Book Curses; Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Notes.