The Discourse of Italian Cinema and Beyond
Let Cinema Speak
Published on 22. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-4411-7887-9 (ISBN)
Description
Linguistic investigation of the dialogue of Italian cinema, using concepts and methodologies from pragmatics, conversation analysis and discourse analysis.
Reviews / Votes
The Discourse of Italian Cinema and Beyond joins a growing body of work that is taking forward work in stylistics by expanding not only the subject of analysis, from poetry and prose fiction to film and television, but also the set of methods in acknowledging the visual alongside the verbal. While Piazza herself is modest in speculating how her investigation might contribute to the study of film within media and culturalstudies, this truly interdisciplinary work is a clear contribution to both stylistics and film studies. Piazza's analyses are grounded equally well in linguistics and film theory, and this book stands as a relevant contribution to our knowledge of both discourse and the cinema. -- Susan Mandala, Department of Culture, University of Sunderland, UK * Discourse & Communication *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
418 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-7887-9 (9781441178879)
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E-Book
12/2010
1st Edition
Continuum Publishing Corporation
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Person
Roberta Piazza is a Lecturer in Linguistics and English Language at the University of Sussex, UK.
Content
1. Background and Introduction
2. The Verbal-Visual Interrelation in Cinema
3. The Focus on the Representation of Conflict in Film
4. Confrontational Discourse in Comedy and the Disengagement of Dramatic Talk
5. Spaghetti and American Westerns: Textual Conflict Marking the Clash Between Opposing Masculinities
6. The Struggle for Narrative Autonomy in Antonioni's When Love Fails
7. The Discourse of Identity and Confrontation in Mohsen Melliti's Me, the Other
8. Conclusions
9. References and Filmography
Index
2. The Verbal-Visual Interrelation in Cinema
3. The Focus on the Representation of Conflict in Film
4. Confrontational Discourse in Comedy and the Disengagement of Dramatic Talk
5. Spaghetti and American Westerns: Textual Conflict Marking the Clash Between Opposing Masculinities
6. The Struggle for Narrative Autonomy in Antonioni's When Love Fails
7. The Discourse of Identity and Confrontation in Mohsen Melliti's Me, the Other
8. Conclusions
9. References and Filmography
Index