The Function of Proverbs in Discourse
Elías. Domínguez Barajas
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
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| Medvirkende | Domâinguez Barajas, Elâias (Author)
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| Utgitt | Berlin : : De Gruyter, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (197 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Frontmatter; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The López social network and its proverbs; Chapter 3 Proverbs mean more than they say; Chapter 4 Proverbs do more than they mean; Chapter 5 Toward praxis: Linking the saying with the thinking; Chapter 6 The academic stakes of language use; Chapter 7 Beyond school halls; Backmatter. - The book examines how thinking, speaking, and interacting influence the construction of meaning among interlocutors. Its revelatory analysis of the complex use of proverbs as discursive tools in the daily life of a social network of transnational families based in Chicago and Mexico makes it an important contribution to the fields of discourse studies, rhetoric, literacy theory, and pedagogy.
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| ISBN | 3110224887. - 9783110224887
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