From Conversation to Oral Tradition

This book argues that many of the most prominent features of oral epic poetry in a number of traditions can best be understood as adaptations or stylizations of conversational language use, and advances the claim that if we can understand how conversation is structured, it will aid our understanding of oral traditions.

Zusatztext "Raymond Person's From Conversation to Oral Tradition is a rare book that synthesizes recent findings of Conversation analysis (CA)! and brings them alive in the study of oral traditions. Conversation analysis has been guided by its vision of face-to-face interaction as a bedrock for human social life! and Person shows that insights from basic principles of social interaction can bring us a new grasp of underlying patterns of oral narratives. In that way! oral narratives are given a new life by opening up the tacit systematics of talk hidden beneath the surface of narratives." -Ilkka Arminen! Department of Social Sciences! University of Helsinki! Finland"This book is a fascinating introduction to a field that can support any scholar of biblical narrative traditions. It will be especially helpful to anyone studying the Pentateuch! the historical books! or the Gospels and would be useful in any doctoral seminar." - Michael R. Simone! S.J.! Boston College School o f Theology and Ministry! USA Informationen zum Autor Raymond F. Person, Jr. is Professor of Religion at Ohio Northern University. Klappentext This book argues that many of the most prominent features of oral epic poetry in a number of traditions can best be understood as adaptations or stylizations of conversational language use, and advances the claim that if we can understand how conversation is structured, it will aid our understanding of oral traditions. Zusammenfassung This book argues that many of the most prominent features of oral epic poetry in a number of traditions can best be understood as adaptations or stylizations of conversational language use, and advances the claim that if we can understand how conversation is structured, it will aid our understanding of oral traditions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. 1. Conversation 2. Storytelling in Talk-In-Interaction 3. Traditional Phraseology and Turn Construction 4. Theme and Sequence Organization 5. Openings and Closings 6. Restarts and Their So-Called "Literary" Adaptations 7. Repair in Conversation and Oral Traditions. Conclusion: From Grammar to Special Grammar; From Conversation to the Institutional Talk of Oral Traditions ...

Autorentext

Raymond F. Person, Jr. is Professor of Religion at Ohio Northern University.

Inhalt

Introduction. 1. Conversation 2. Storytelling in Talk-In-Interaction 3. Traditional Phraseology and Turn Construction 4. Theme and Sequence Organization 5. Openings and Closings 6. Restarts and Their So-Called "Literary" Adaptations 7. Repair in Conversation and Oral Traditions. Conclusion: From Grammar to Special Grammar; From Conversation to the Institutional Talk of Oral Traditions