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To Speak in Pairs

- Essays on the Ritual Languages of eastern Indonesia

About To Speak in Pairs

This collection of essays is a major contribution to the study of oral composition and ritual communication, and in particular to the use of 'parallelism' (the poetic ordering of words and phrases in alternative, duplicate form). To Speak in Pairs represents an important advance in the study of oral literature in context.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780521028004
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 352
  • Published:
  • November 1, 2006
  • Dimensions:
  • 153x231x29 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 536 g.
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Description of To Speak in Pairs

This collection of essays is a major contribution to the study of oral composition and ritual communication, and in particular to the use of 'parallelism' (the poetic ordering of words and phrases in alternative, duplicate form). To Speak in Pairs represents an important advance in the study of oral literature in context.

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