Exploring the Language of Drama: From Text to ContextJonathan Culpeper, Mick Short, Peter Verdonk Exploring the Language of Drama introduces students to the stylistic analysis of drama. Written in an engaging and accessible style, the contributors use techniques of language analysis, particularly from discourse analysis, cognitive linguistics and pragmatics, to explore the language of plays. The contributors demonstrate the validity of analysing the text of a play, as opposed to focusing on performance. Divided into four broad, yet interconnecting groups, the chapters:
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... Professional Foul Neil Bennison 7 (Im)politeness in dramatic dialogue Jonathan Culpeper 8 'Catch[ing] the nearest way': Macbeth and cognitive metaphor Donald C. Freeman 9 Three models of power in David Mamet's Oleanna Jean Jacques Weber ...
... Professional Foul Neil Bennison 7 (Im)politeness in dramatic dialogue Jonathan Culpeper 8 'Catch[ing] the nearest way': Macbeth and cognitive metaphor Donald C. Freeman 9 Three models of power in David Mamet's Oleanna Jean Jacques Weber ...
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... Professional Foul. Extract reprinted by permission of Faber and Faber Ltd, London, and copyright © 1988 Grove/ Atlantic, Inc., US rights only. The Monty Python extract is reprinted by permission of INK GROUP. The extracts from Scent of ...
... Professional Foul. Extract reprinted by permission of Faber and Faber Ltd, London, and copyright © 1988 Grove/ Atlantic, Inc., US rights only. The Monty Python extract is reprinted by permission of INK GROUP. The extracts from Scent of ...
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