Life stories : the creation of coherence /
All adult speakers in Western cultures have life stories argues Charlotte Linde, and the ways in which these life stories are formed and exchanged with others have a powerful effect on all of us. Life stories express our sense of self, who we are and how we got that way. According to Linde, we also...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1993.
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| Collection: | Oxford studies in sociolinguistics.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- A NOTE ON TRANSCRIPTION CONVENTIONS; 1. The Creation of Coherence in Life Stories: An Overview; 2. What Is a Life Story?; 3. Methods and Data for Studying the Life Story; 4. Narrative and the Iconicity of the Self; 5. Coherence Principles: Causality and Continuity; 6. Coherence Systems; 7. Common Sense and Its History; 8. Conclusion; REFERENCES; INDEX.


