Fictions at Work Fictions at Work
Language In Social Life

Fictions at Work

Language and Social Practice in Fiction

Mary M. Talbot
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Publisher Description

In this book, Mary Talbot shows how fiction works in the constitution and reproduction of social life. She discusses both `high' and `low' fiction, combining discussion of social context with language analysis. Examples are taken from children's tales, romance, horror and science in her language analysis.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2014
19 September
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
248
Pages
PUBLISHER
Taylor & Francis
SELLER
Taylor & Francis Group
SIZE
2.8
MB

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