Life Stories: The Creation of Coherence (Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics)

by Charlotte Linde (Author)

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  1993

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  This is a socio-linguistic study of how people create and exchange coherent oral life stories. It claims that such stories serve a number of psychological and social purposes, including the development and expression of a sense of self and the definition of relationships and group memberships.