A World of Others' Words: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Intertextuality

by Richard Bauman

Book Overview

Drawing on his work in Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, North America, Ghana, and Fiji, linguistic anthropologist and folklorist Richard Bauman presents a series of ethnographic case studies that offer a sparkling look at intertextuality as communicative practice.

A fascinating perspective on intertextuality: the idea that written and spoken texts speak to one another, e.g. through genre or allusions. Presents a series of ethnographic case...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405116056
• ISBN13: 9781405116053
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"