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Author De Fina, Anna.

Title Identity in narrative : a study of immigrant discourse / Anna De Fina.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., [2003]
©2003
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Description 1 online resource (ix, 251 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Studies in narrative, 1568-2706 ; v. 3
Studies in narrative ; v. 3. 1568-2706
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) and index.
Contents Identity in Narrative; Identity in Narrative; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Dedication page; Table of contents; Introduction; Identity in narrative; The social phenomenon; Identity as social orientation; Identity as agency; Identity as categorization; Identity as social representation; Conclusions; Appendix 1. Interview log; Appendix 2.; Notes; Bibliography; The series STUDIES IN NARRATIVE.
Summary This volume presents both an analysis of how identities are built, represented and negotiated in narrative, as well as a theoretical reflection on the links between narrative discourse and identity construction. The data for the book are Mexican immigrants' personal experience narratives and chronicles of their border crossings into the United States. Embracing a view of identity as a construct firmly grounded in discourse and interaction, the author examines and illustrates the multiple threads that connect the local expression and negotiation of identity to the wider social contexts that fra.
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Subject Mexican Americans -- Ethnic identity.
Mexican Americans -- Ethnic identity.
Mexican Americans -- Languages.
Mexican Americans.
Language and languages.
Mexican Americans -- Social conditions.
Mexican Americans -- Social conditions.
Immigrants -- United States -- Language.
Immigrants.
United States.
Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions.
Social conditions.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Narration (Rhetoric)
Discourse analysis.
Discourse analysis.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: De Fina, Anna. Identity in narrative. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2003 1588114325 9027226431 (DLC) 2003060107 (OCoLC)52902487
ISBN 1423766369 (electronic book)
9781423766360 (electronic book)
902729612X
9789027296122
1282255339
9781282255333
1588114325 (alkaline paper)

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