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Anna De Fina, Identity in narrative: A study of immigrant discourse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2007

Cécile B. Vigouroux
Cécile B. Vigouroux
Affiliation:
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, cevigouroux@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Anna De Fina, Identity in narrative: A study of immigrant discourse. Amsterdam & Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2003. Pp. xiv, 251. Hb $102.00.

Narrative has now won its spurs within the social sciences, as evidenced by the number of publications, by the diversity of disciplinary approaches (e.g., linguistic, sociological, and psychological), and by the wide range of theoretical frameworks applied to its study. Similar remarks apply to studies of identity issues focused on the individual or a group, as shown by the range of foci such as social, ethnic, gender, national, racial, and institutional identity. Anna De Fina's Identity in narrative appears to be a useful resource for students of these topics and, more specifically, for anyone interested in the study of immigration.

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Language in Society , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , January 2007 , pp. 127 - 131
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2007 Cambridge University Press

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