Stylized Characters' Speech in Thompson Salish Narrative
A discussion of the primary types of stylized characters' speech, in
Thompson traditional narrative: fauna, foreign, child, archaic, and
rhythmic and assonant speech. References to related phenomena
in other Amerindian languages place the Thompson data in broader
perspective. Outlines the tendencies found in stylized characters'
speech and explains them in light of their expressive or
performative nature.
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