Oral Narration in Modern French: A Linguistics Analysis of Temporal Patterns

This book introduces 'performed' oral storytelling into the debate, using data from traditional and contemporary storytellers in French to explore the narrative tenses, the discourse-pragmatic effects of tense switching, as well as broader questions concerning the nature of oral discourse.

• | Author: Janice Carruthers
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Sep 30, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 156 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0367605155
• | ISBN-13: 9780367605155