The Discourse of Italian Cinema and Beyond

Piazza Roberta

ISBN 10: 1441136975 / ISBN 13: 9781441136978

Edité par Continuum International Publishing Group, 2011

pp. 272 Illus. N° de réf. du vendeur 5309954

Synopsis :

Roberta Piazza's book is a linguistic investigation of the dialogue of Italian cinema covering a selection of films from the 1950s to the present day. It looks at how speech is dealt with in studies of the cinema and tackles the lack of engagement with dialogue in film studies. It explores the representation of discourse in cinema -- the way particular manifestations of verbal interaction are reproduced in film. Whereas representation generally refers to the language used in texts to assign meaning to a group and its social practices, here discourse representation more directly refers to the relationship between real-life and cinematic discourse. Piazza analyses how fictional dialogue reinterprets authentic interaction in order to construe particular meanings. Beginning by exploring the relationship between discourse and genre, the second half of the book takes a topic-based approach and reflects on the themes of narrative and identity. The analysis carried out takes on board the multi-semiotic and multimodal components of film discourse. The book uses also uses concepts and methodologies from pragmatics, conversation analysis and discourse analysis.

À propos de l?auteur: Roberta Piazza is Reader in Linguistics and English Language at the University of Sussex, UK.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Discourse of Italian Cinema and Beyond
Éditeur : Continuum International Publishing Group
Date d'édition : 2011
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : New