Original version
Signs and Society. 2022, 10 (2), 169-190, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/718860
Abstract
This article presents a case for approaching works of nineteenth-century realist fiction as proto-ethnographic documents that contain unique evidence for reconstructing extinct discourse practices. We focus on two previously undescribed phenomena: improvised rhyming in sparring dialogue, and the use of ideophones in oral storytelling.