The function of proverbs in discourse the case of a Mexican transnational social network / by Elías Domínguez Barajas.

Author/creator Domínguez Barajas, Elías, 1968-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerlin ; New York : De Gruyter Mouton,
Descriptionviii, 189 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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SeriesContributions to the sociology of language ; 98
Contributions to the sociology of language ; 98. ^A57857
Contents Introduction -- 2. The López social network and its proverbs -- 3. Proverbs mean more than they say -- 4. Proverbs do more than they mean -- 5. Toward praxis : linking the saying with the thinking -- 6. The academic stakes of language use -- 7. Beyond school halls -- Epilogue: 1. Socialization practices; 2. Identity formation; 3. Maintenance, loss, or transformation of oral traditions in U. S. contexts -- References -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [171]-184) and index.
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LCCN 2010002124
ISBN9783110224887 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN3110224887 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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