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Book/Printed Material Why do we quote? : the culture and history of quotation

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Title

  • Why do we quote? : the culture and history of quotation

Summary

  • "This fascinating book examines the ways in which we quote today and the curious history of how quoting became part of our everyday lives. Quoting provides a link to our loved ones ("as my mother used to say ... "), to our religious and literary heritage, to past wisdom and to current attitudes. It can also be irritating, patronising, pedantic and, in some cases, illegal. Ruth Finnegan's meticulous study sheds new light on how quoting has been used in visual, oral and written traditions around the world. It is an enjoyable and engrossing read for anyone interested in language, culture and literature, and makes us rethink our ideas about originality, authorship and plagiarism"--Publisher's description.

Names

  • Finnegan, Ruth H.

Created / Published

  • Cambridge, United Kingdom : Open Book Publishers, 2011.

Headings

  • -  Quotation--Social aspects
  • -  Quotation
  • -  Quotations--History
  • -  Anthropology
  • -  Language
  • -  Language: reference and general
  • -  Quotations
  • -  REFERENCE--Quotations
  • -  Social and cultural anthropology, ethnography Mod Social and cultural anthropology, ethnography
  • -  Society and social sciences Society and social sciences
  • -  Sociology and anthropology
  • -  Cultural history
  • -  Iimitation
  • -  Originality
  • -  Plagiarism
  • -  Quotation marks
  • -  Quoting

Genre

  • Electronic books
  • History

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-319) and index.
  • -  English.
  • -  Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Open Book Publishers website ; viewed on 2020-04-27).

Medium

  • 1 online resource (xvi, 327 pages)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PN171.Q6

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019452798

OCLC Number

  • 741648010

Reproduction Number

  • 22573/ctt5n075d

Rights Advisory

Access Advisory

  • Unrestricted online access

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Finnegan, Ruth H. Why Do We Quote?: The Culture and History of Quotation. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Open Book Publishers, 2011. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2019452798/.

APA citation style:

Finnegan, R. H. (2011) Why Do We Quote?: The Culture and History of Quotation. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Open Book Publishers. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2019452798/.

MLA citation style:

Finnegan, Ruth H. Why Do We Quote?: The Culture and History of Quotation. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Open Book Publishers, 2011. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2019452798/>.