Orientation in immigrant narratives: The role of ethnicity in the identification of characters

Discourse Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-157

  de Fina, Anna ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

discourse analysis; identity; immigrants; Mexican; narrative; orientation; undocumented workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993728850     PISSN: 14614456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461445600002002001     Document Type: Review

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