Publications

Publication details [#5160]

Jarrett, Dennis. 1984. Pragmatic coherence in an oral formulaic tradition: I can read your letters/Sure can't read your mind. In Tannen, Deborah F., ed. Coherence in spoken and written discourse. Ablex Publishing Company. pp. 155–171.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
Keywords
coherence | formulaic expression | oral vs. written | song
Language as a subject
English, Black

Annotation

An analysis of the features of textual coherence in an Afro-American blues song, with a comparison of the oral and the written form of the song.