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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785838703321

Autore

Wolfson Nessa

Titolo

CHP, the conversational historical present in American English narrative / / Nessa Wolfson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht, Holland ; ; Cinnaminson, U.S.A., : Foris Publications, 1982

ISBN

3-11-085169-5

Edizione

[Reprint 2011]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (126 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Topics in Sociolinguistics ; ; 1

Disciplina

425

Soggetti

English language - Tense

English language - Spoken English - United States

English language - United States - Tense

Narration (Rhetoric)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-122) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Internal analysis -- Chapter 3 Field methodology -- Chapter 4 Sociolinguistic analysis -- Chapter 5 Conclusion -- Epilogue -- References -- Author index -- Subject index