Ruth H Finnegan
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 754539 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Ruth H Finnegan |
| PRENOMES | Ruth H |
| SOBRENOME | Finnegan |
| ASSINATURA | FINNEGAN R H |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 9 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 184 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1968 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2012 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
The Perception of African Oral Literature
This chapter, originally published in 1972, examines the perception and interpretation of African oral literature, particularly focusing on how Western scholarly traditions have shaped its understanding. Ruth Finnegan challenges the prevailing notion of 'oral literature' as a fixed entity, highlighting the dynamic and performative nature of these traditions. She argues that the act of performance is integral to the meaning and significance of ora…
Why Do We Quote? The Culture and History of Quotation
1.1 'If it weren't for the last minute...' 1.2 'Dad turns out all right' 1.3 War memorial, Church Green Road, Bletchley, November 2009 1.4 Graveyard quoting 2.1 Example of extract from a mass observer's comment 2.2 An 85 year-old widow's quoting 2.3 Sayings in 'our circle of friends' 2.4 A large collection of quotation books 3.1 'I was suddenly conscious of the quote marks' 4.1
The Hidden Musicians
Communicating
In Communicating, the anthropologist Ruth Finnegan considers the many and varied modes through which we humans communicate and the multisensory resources we draw on.The book uncovers the amazing array of sounds, sights, smells, gestures, looks, movements, touches and material objects which humans use so creatively to interconnect both nearby and across space and time - resources consistently underestimated in those western ideologies that priorit…
Tales of the city
Literacy and orality
Limba stories and story-telling
Jerrold M. Sadock, Toward a linguistic theory of speech acts.New York
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Survey of the Limba People of Sierra Leone
The Hidden Musicians
Limba stories and story-telling
Tales of the city
Why Do We Quote? The Culture and History of Quotation
1.1 'If it weren't for the last minute...' 1.2 'Dad turns out all right' 1.3 War memorial, Church Green Road, Bletchley, November 2009 1.4 Graveyard quoting 2.1 Example of extract from a mass observer's comment 2.2 An 85 year-old widow's quoting 2.3 Sayings in 'our circle of friends' 2.4 A large collection of quotation books 3.1 'I was suddenly conscious of the quote marks' 4.1
Survey of the Limba People of Sierra Leone
Jerrold M. Sadock, Toward a linguistic theory of speech acts.New York
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Limba stories and story-telling
Literacy and orality
Tales of the city
Communicating
In Communicating, the anthropologist Ruth Finnegan considers the many and varied modes through which we humans communicate and the multisensory resources we draw on.The book uncovers the amazing array of sounds, sights, smells, gestures, looks, movements, touches and material objects which humans use so creatively to interconnect both nearby and across space and time - resources consistently underestimated in those western ideologies that priorit…
The Hidden Musicians
Why Do We Quote? The Culture and History of Quotation
1.1 'If it weren't for the last minute...' 1.2 'Dad turns out all right' 1.3 War memorial, Church Green Road, Bletchley, November 2009 1.4 Graveyard quoting 2.1 Example of extract from a mass observer's comment 2.2 An 85 year-old widow's quoting 2.3 Sayings in 'our circle of friends' 2.4 A large collection of quotation books 3.1 'I was suddenly conscious of the quote marks' 4.1
The Perception of African Oral Literature
This chapter, originally published in 1972, examines the perception and interpretation of African oral literature, particularly focusing on how Western scholarly traditions have shaped its understanding. Ruth Finnegan challenges the prevailing notion of 'oral literature' as a fixed entity, highlighting the dynamic and performative nature of these traditions. She argues that the act of performance is integral to the meaning and significance of ora…
History and criticism (3 obras) · Oral tradition (3 obras) · Africa (2 obras) · England (2 obras) · Milton Keynes (2 obras) · Sierra Leone (2 obras) · Sociology (2 obras) · Storytelling (2 obras) · 20th century (1 obras) · African Folk literature (1 obras)