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Narrative: A Critical Linguistic Introduction (Interface)
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Product Description
Explores a range of written, spoken, literary and non-literary narratives. It shows what systematic attention to language can reveal about the narratives themselves, their tellers, and those to whom they are addressed.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #295382 in Books
- Published on: 2001-07-26
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 272 pages
Editorial Reviews
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Praise for the first edition:
'Toolan's thorough book is an ideal textbook for any undergraduate or graduate introductory course in the linguistic basis of literary narrative.' - Language
From the Back Cover
Narrative explores a range of written, spoken, literary and non-literary narratives. It shows what systematic attention to language can reveal about the narratives themselves, their tellers, and those to whom they are addressed. Topics examined include plot structure, time manipulations, point of view, oral narratives and children's stories.
This classic text has been substantially rewritten to incorporate recent developments in theory and new technologies, and to make it more useable as a course book. New material includes sections on film, surprise and suspense, and online news stories. The section on children's narrative has been updated, and the discussion of newspaper stories incorporates contemporary examples. There are new exercises which relate closely to chapter content and new sections on further reading.
