Narrative as self-portrait: Sociolinguistic constructions of identity

Language in Society

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 167-203

  Schiffrin, Deborah ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Gender; Identity; Narrative; Self; Speech acts

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030163338     PISSN: 00474045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0047404500020601     Document Type: Review

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