{"product_id":"the-language-of-life-and-death-the-transformation-of-experience-in-oral-narrative-hardback-9781107033344","title":"The Language of Life and Death; The Transformation of Experience in Oral Narrative (Hardback) 9781107033344","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Language of Life and Death\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Transformation of Experience in Oral Narrative\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWilliam Labov extends his widely used framework for narrative analysis to matters of greatest human concern: life and death.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Labov (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107033344, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 August 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages, 2 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Labov's vision of our human desire to make sense of the most terrible and terrifying of our experiences is remarkable, panoramic, and a poignant tribute to the value of listening to each other keenly.' Alyssa McCabe, Journal of Sociolinguistics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWe share the experience of others through the stories they tell of the crucial events in their lives. This book provides a rich range of narratives that grip the reader's attention together with an analysis of how it is done. While remaining true to the facts, narrators use linguistic devices to present themselves in the best possible light and change the listener's perception of who is to blame for what has occurred. William Labov extends his widely used framework for narrative analysis to matters of greatest human concern: the danger of death, violence, premonitions and large-scale community conflicts. The book also examines traditional epic and historical texts, from Herodotus and the Old Testament to Macaulay, showing how these literary genres draw upon the techniques of personal narratives. Not only relevant to students of narratology, discourse and sociolinguistics, this book will be rewarding reading for anyone interested in the human condition.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction to the language of life and death\u003cbr\u003e 2. Narrative analysis\u003cbr\u003e 3. The escalation of violence\u003cbr\u003e 4. Confrontations with death\u003cbr\u003e 5. Premonitions and communication with the dead\u003cbr\u003e 6. Margie Knott: her confrontation with the neighbors\u003cbr\u003e 7. Gloria Stein: 'They stoned the house'\u003cbr\u003e 8. Rose Norman: the death of her younger sister\u003cbr\u003e 9. Mary Costa: the death of her youngest daughter\u003cbr\u003e 10. Cache County\u003cbr\u003e 11. The vernacular origin of epic style\u003cbr\u003e 12. Historians' use of narrative\u003cbr\u003e 13. Thomas Babington Macaulay: the death of Monmouth\u003cbr\u003e 14. S. T. Bindoff: the death of Elizabeth\u003cbr\u003e 15. 2 Samuel: the death of Absalom\u003cbr\u003e 16. The narrative view of death and life.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociolinguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociolinguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociolinguistics%20%5BCFB%5D%22\"\u003eCFB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265525862680,"sku":"9781107033344","price":75.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107033344i.jpg?v=1692023892","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-language-of-life-and-death-the-transformation-of-experience-in-oral-narrative-hardback-9781107033344","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}