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Dramatic Discourse: Dialogue as Interaction in Plays
Vimala Herman
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Description for Dramatic Discourse: Dialogue as Interaction in Plays
Paperback. This wide ranging and comprehensive study uses the major frameworks of modern discourse studies to analyse dramatic dialogue. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; CFG; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Whilst poetry and fiction have been subjected to extensive linguistic analysis, drama has long remained a neglected field for detailed study. Vimala Herman argues that drama should be of particular interest to linguists because of its form, dialogue and subsequent translation into performance. The subsequent interaction that occurs on stage is a rich and fruitful source of analysis and can be studied by using discourse methods that linguists employ for real-life interaction. Shakespeare, Pinter, Osborne, Beckett, Chekhov, and Shaw are just some of the dramatists whose material is drawn upon. Each chapter contains a theoretical section in which ... Read more
Whilst poetry and fiction have been subjected to extensive linguistic analysis, drama has long remained a neglected field for detailed study. Vimala Herman argues that drama should be of particular interest to linguists because of its form, dialogue and subsequent translation into performance. The subsequent interaction that occurs on stage is a rich and fruitful source of analysis and can be studied by using discourse methods that linguists employ for real-life interaction. Shakespeare, Pinter, Osborne, Beckett, Chekhov, and Shaw are just some of the dramatists whose material is drawn upon. Each chapter contains a theoretical section in which ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Weight
498g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415184519
SKU
V9780415184519
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