The volume examines the role of narratives in old and new media. Its ten contributions firstly center on the various forms and functions narratives assume in computer-mediated environments, e.g. websites, weblogs, message boards, etc. In this light, past and present approaches to the description of narratives are presented and reevaluated based on their ability to capture the conceptual and methodological exigencies of new media. Secondly, the volume sheds new light upon the multimodal composition of new media narratives which typically feature multiple co-occurring semiotic modes such as speech, sound, text, static or moving images. In this vein, each paper explores a wide array of authentic examples from text genres as diverse as political speeches, real-time narratives and contemporary feature films. Its wide scope should not only appeal to linguists interested in the discursive and pragmatic dimension of narratives but also to scholars and students in other scientific disciplines.
| ISBN: | 9789027256034 |
| Publication date: | 25th November 2010 |
| Author: | Christian R Hoffmann |
| Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | Pragmatics & Beyond New Series |
| Genres: |
Writing and editing guides |
The volume examines the role of narratives in old and new media. Its ten contributions firstly center on the various forms and functions narratives assume in computer-mediated environments, e.g. websites, weblogs, message boards, etc. In this light, past and present approaches to the description of narratives are presented and reevaluated based on their ability to capture the conceptual and methodological exigencies of new media. Secondly, the volume sheds new light upon the multimodal composition of new media narratives which typically feature multiple co-occurring semiotic modes such as speech, sound, text, static or moving images. In this vein, each paper explores a wide array of authentic examples from text genres as diverse as political speeches, real-time narratives and contemporary feature films. Its wide scope should not only appeal to linguists interested in the discursive and pragmatic dimension of narratives but also to scholars and students in other scientific disciplines.
Narrative Revisited features in the following genres: Writing and editing guides
Narrative Revisited is available in Hardback
Narrative Revisited was written by Christian R Hoffmann and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company
Narrative Revisited has 288 pages
Yes it is part of Pragmatics & Beyond New Series series