The circulation of chisme and rumor: Gossip, evidentiality, and authority in the perspective of Latino labor migrants in Israel

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 117-143

  Paz, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Authority; Evidentiality; Gossip; Publicity; Voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649132842     PISSN: 10551360     EISSN: 15481395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1395.2009.01022.x     Document Type: Article

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