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Seldom ask, never tell : labor and discourse in Appalachia

Title: Seldom ask, never tell : labor and discourse in Appalachia / Anita Puckett.
Author: Puckett, Anita, 1949-
Publication: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

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xv, 309 pages; 24 cm

Series Statement

Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 25

Uniform Title

Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 25.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-278) and index.

Contents

1. Introduction: I am just a simple man -- 2. Possessive Constructions and Linguistic Economics: Whose girl are you? -- 3. Participant Frameworks Indexed by Requesting Discourse: That's not right -- 4. Volunteerins, Direct Askins, and Optional Uses of Nonimperative Requesting Discourse: You shouldn't have to ask for that -- 5. Nonimperative Requesting Practices: Takin Care of, Tradin, and Making a Deal: Can I hep ya? -- 6. Nonrequesting Uses of Imperatives: Did I tell you about the time ...? -- 7. Helpin Somebody Out: Imperatives in Task Situations: Hey, Claude, hand me that rope -- 8. Doin for Somebody: Orders of Imperatives: You should a done this and you should a done that -- 9. Conclusion: The way we do things is different.

ISBN

0195102770
9780195102772

LCCN

99040241

OCLC

ocm42389509
42389509
SCSB-8969479

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Princeton University Library