Narrative gravity
Rukmini Bhaya Nair.
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Narrative gravity
Published
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pages
425
ISBN-10
0195657004
Description
Human beings have always been compulsive storytellers, inventing narratives in cultures and societies across the world. In this book, Rukmini Bhaya Nair asks why we feel compelled to fabricate stories in this way. Extending current research in cognitive science and narratology, the author argues that we seem to have an innate genetic drive to lie and fabricate as a way of gaining the competitive advantages such fictions give us, both individually and collectively. She suggests that stories are a means of fusing causal and logical explanations of 'real' events with emotional recognition, so that the lessons taught to us as children, and then throughout our lives via stories, lay the cornerstones of our most crucial beliefs. A natural and essential part of our ordinary conversations and our lives, the speech act of narrative appears central to the construction of our identities. Nair's conclusion is that our stories really do make us up, just as much as we make up our stories.This elegantly written and theoretically sophisticated work is essential reading for students of linguistics, philosophy and literary theory - and for anyone who tells, reads, or listens to stories.
Subjects
Introducing discourse analysis
Computational Linguistics and Intelligent Text Processing
A text grammar of English
Fragments d'un discours amoureux
The archaeology of knowledge & The discourse on language
Discourse analysis
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Narrative gravity?
This edition of Narrative gravity has approximately 425 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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For most readers, Narrative gravity typically takes between 8h 51m and 5h 54m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 106,250 words and common reading speeds.
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The estimated word count for Narrative gravity is approximately 106,250 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Narrative gravity?
Narrative gravity was written by Rukmini Bhaya Nair..
When was Narrative gravity published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2002. The original work may have been published on a different date.