http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
intertextuality and framing in family interactions
1 online resource (ix, 233 pages) : illustrations
Cynthia Gordon uses tape-recorded conversations about everyday, mundane topics among three dual-income families to explore how family communication creates a special kind of meaning and a sense of distinctive group coherence within the family.
Introduction: Intertextuality and framing in family discourse -- "All right my love?" "All right my dove" : extreme intertextuality and "framing family" -- "Tell Uncle Noodles what you did today" : intertextuality, child-centered frames, and "extending family" -- "You're the superior subject" : layering meanings by creating overlapping and embedded frames -- "Kelly, I think that hole must mean Tigger" : blending frames and reframing in interaction -- Conclusion: Intertextuality, framing, and the study of family discourse -- Postscript : "old habits never die, they just mutate."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
New York : Oxford University Press, 2009