Storylines...Picture sequences for language practice
Storylines consists of twenty picture sequences, each one depicting a story of immediate and contemporary appeal (conservation, sport, fashion, technology, natural disasters, charity work, humour and human interest), plus full exploitation material. The picture sequences are of four distinct types: comic, narrative, documentary and photographic, each with its own style of illustration .
Combining linguistic theory with analytical concepts and literary interpretation and appreciation, "Jane Austen's Narrative Techniques" traces the creation and development of Austen's narrative techniques. Massimiliano Morini employs the tools developed by post-war linguistics and above all pragmatics, the study of the ways in which speakers communicate meaning, since Austen's 'wordings' can only be interpreted within the fictional context of character-character, narrator-character, narrator-reader interaction.
The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine
Suspenseful, witty, and thrillingly strange, The Billionaire’s Vinegar is the vintage tale of what could be the most elaborate con since the Hitler diaries. It is also the debut of an exceptionally powerful new voice in narrative non-fiction.
With an understanding of budgetary processes and pressures, this book explores how aid developed in America and plays out for students and schools alike. Through an engaging narrative the book's author blends stories with data.
Added by: msaddam | Karma: 741.12 | Other | 5 November 2009
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Overhearing Film Dialogue
An analysis of the various roles that dialogue plays in Hollywood film, from the introduction of sound to the present.
Sarah Kozloff shows why dialogue has been neglected in the analysis of narrative film and uncovers the essential contributions dialogue makes to a film's development and impact. She uses narrative theory and drama theory to analyze the functions that dialogue typically serves in a film.
