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 Structure -- C. 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 Crónica -- D. 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 Theory -- 3. Oral Literature -- 4. Other Works.