The Grammar of Autobiography - A Developmental Account

This monograph explores in detail the modal auxiliaries used in children's autobiographical narratives & uses the results of this analysis to put forward a theory of identity devt as reflected in narrative. For developmentalists, linguists,

List of contents

Contents: Preface. The Discursive Self. Modal Auxiliaries, Subjectivity, and the Self. The Study: A Developmental Linguistic Investigation of Modal Auxiliaries in Children's Autobiographical Accounts. Part I: Modal Grammar in the Construction of the Self. A Sense of Responsibility: Can a Sense of Commitment: Will. Part II: The Grammar of Autobiographical Narrative. A Sense of Location. Part III: Constructing a Narrative Identity. Accounting for Oneself: The Discourse of Agency. Evaluating Oneself: The Discourse of Morality. Conclusion. Appendix.

About the author

Jean Quigley (Author)

Summary

This monograph explores in detail the modal auxiliaries used in children's autobiographical narratives & uses the results of this analysis to put forward a theory of identity devt as reflected in narrative. For developmentalists, linguists,

Product details

• Authors: Jean Quigley, Quigley Jean
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780805834833
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-3483-3
• No. of pages: 248
• Weight: 521 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; English, Psycholinguistics, Psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics