Telecinematic discourse : approaches to the language of films and television series / edited by Roberta Piazza, Monika Bednarek, Fabio Rossi.

This cutting-edge collection of articles provides the first organised reflection on the language of films and television series across British, American and Italian cultures. The volume suggests new directions for research and applications, and offers a variety of methodologies and perspectives on t...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Piazza, Roberta, Bednarek, Monika, 1977-, Rossi, Fabio, 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA. : John Benjamins, 2011.
Series:Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., 211.
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Summary:This cutting-edge collection of articles provides the first organised reflection on the language of films and television series across British, American and Italian cultures. The volume suggests new directions for research and applications, and offers a variety of methodologies and perspectives on the complexities of "telecinematic" discourse - a hitherto virtually unexplored area of investigation in linguistics. The papers share a common vision of the big and small screen: the belief that the discourses of film and television offer a re-presentation of our world. As such, telecinematic texts.
Physical Description:1 online resource (315 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027285157
9027285152
1283174812
9781283174817
9786613174819
6613174815
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.