Table of Contents:
  • THE LANGUAGE OF EVALUATION A Sociolinguistic Approach to the Story of Pedro el Cruel in Ballad and Chronicle; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The Language of the Romancero; A. Romancero Grammar; B. Une beauté grammaticale : The Stylistic Approach to Language in the Romancero; C. "Altos son y relucían"; D. The Assonance Argument; E. Architecture temporelle; F. "Romancero"; G. The Performance Factor; 3. A Sociolinguistic Approach to Narrative Structure in the Romancero; A. Introduction.
  • B. Narrative StructureC. Evaluation; D. Limitations of Labovian Analysis with Respect to the Romancero; 4. A Sociolinguistic Approach to the Romancero del rey don Pedro; A. Introduction; B. Historical Background; C. Legitimizing Trastámaran Rule; D.A Sociolinguistic Approach to the Romancero del rey don Pedro; 1. The Romance de doña Blanca; 2. The Romance de doña Blanca (Text 67); 3. The Romance del rey don Pedro; 4. The Romancede la muerte de la reina Blanca; 5. A Sociolinguistic Approach to the Crónica del rey don Pedro; A. Introduction; B. The Crónica and Its Author.
  • C. Narrative Structure in the CrónicaD. The Romancero in the Crónica del rey don Pedro; E. Evaluation in the Crónica; F. Historical and Traditional Discourse in the Crónica; 6. Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Language of the Romancero; Chapter 3: A Sociolinguistic Approach to Narrative Structure in the Romancero; Chapter 4: A Sociolinguistic Approach to the Romancero del rey don Pedro; Chapter 5: A Sociolinguistic Approach to the Crónica del rey don Pedro; Works Consulted; Primary Texts; 1. Ballad Collections; 2. Chronicles; Secondary Texts; 1. History.
  • 2. Literary, Linguistic, and Historical Theory3. Oral Literature; 4. Other Works.