Linguistics 103

Language Structure and Verbal Art

Readings


Natural Narrative

 

Narrative Analysis: Oral Versions of Personal Experience (Labov & Waletzsky)


Formulaic Structure

 

The Singer Of Tales


Speech Acts and the Logic of Conversation

 

Austin

Grice

 


Selections from the Song of Roland

 

Introduction (pp. 1-21) to Owen's 1990 Translation

 

Section A: Sayers 1957

Section A: Sisson 1983

Section A: Burgess 1990

 

Section B: Terry 1965

Section B: Wright 1960

Section B: Brault 1978

 

Section C: Moncrieff 1906

Section C: O'Hagan 1880

Section C: Owen 1990

 

Complete Text of the Roland in Old French