02528nam 2200625Ia 450 991096498010332120251116160311.00-8032-0230-X(CKB)111056486631102(OCoLC)614528916(CaPaEBR)ebrary10015714(SSID)ssj0000249449(PQKBManifestationID)11209260(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000249449(PQKBWorkID)10205401(PQKB)10248845(MiAaPQ)EBC3039296(OCoLC)50754045(MdBmJHUP)muse11631(Au-PeEL)EBL3039296(CaPaEBR)ebr10015714(BIP)6169355(EXLCZ)9911105648663110220000225d2000 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSpeaking of crime narratives of prisoners /Patricia E. O'Connor1st ed.Lincoln University of Nebraska Pressc20001 online resource (223 p.) Stages ;v. 17"Bison books"--P. [i].0-8032-8608-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-198) and index.Intro -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Transcription Conventions -- Introduction to the Prison Research -- Getting into Prison -- Agency and the Verb Position -- Pronouns and Agency -- Reflexive Language and Frame Breaks -- Conclusions and Implications -- Consent Forms -- Questionnaire -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.Examining over a hundred taped accounts of narratives of violence made by African-American inmates of a US maximum security prison, O'Connor (English, Georgetown U.) explores how they speak about their lives, and in particular about their crimes. In details of the language and voice, she finds clues to the speaker's sense of identity and feeling of agency. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, ORStages (Series) ;v. 17.PrisonersUnited StatesPrisonsUnited StatesPrisoners' writings, AmericanPrisonersPrisonsPrisoners' writings, American.365/.6/0973O'Connor Patricia E.1949-1863773MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910964980103321Speaking of crime4470457UNINA