Talking voices
repetition, dialogue, and imagery in conversational discourse
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Author
Publication
1989 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [England], England
Language
English
Word Count
60,000 words, Guess
Page Count
240 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL2182785M
- ISBN-100521370019
- OCLC Control Number19126111
- OCLC Control Numbertalkingvoicesrep0000tann
- Library of Congress Control Number89000510
and 2 more
- Goodreads3694434
- LibraryThing1233874
Classifications
- DDC001.54/2
- LCCP95.45 .T3635 1989
First Sentence
The central idea of this book is that ordinary conversation is made up of linguistic strategies that have been thought quintessentially literary.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Studies in interactional sociolinguistics ;
Other Editions
- Talking voices: repetition, dialogue, and imagery in conversational discourse
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