{"product_id":"9781441178879","title":"Discourse of Italian Cinema and Beyond Let Cinema Speak","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAdvances in Stylistics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDiscourse of Italian Cinema and Beyond\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLet Cinema Speak\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRoberta Piazza | Dan McIntyre | Brian Walker\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ Semantics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoberta Piazza's book is a linguistic investigation of the dialogue of  Italian cinema covering a selection of films from the 1950s to the  present day. It looks at how speech is dealt with in studies of the  cinema and tackles the lack of engagement with dialogue in film studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt  explores the representation of discourse in cinema --  the way  particular manifestations of verbal interaction are reproduced in  film. Whereas 'representation' generally refers to the language used in  texts to assign meaning to a group and its social practices, here  discourse representation more directly refers to the relationship  between real-life and cinematic discourse. Piazza analyses how fictional  dialogue reinterprets authentic interaction in order to construe  particular meanings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning by exploring the relationship  between discourse and genre, the second half of the book takes a  topic-based approach and reflects on the themes of narrative and  identity. The analysis carried out takes on board the multi-semiotic and  multimodal components of film discourse. The book uses also uses  concepts and methodologies from pragmatics, conversation analysis and  discourse analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRoberta Piazza\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lecturer in Linguistics and English Language at the University of Sussex, UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 October 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eContinuum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781441178879\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55334595133580,"sku":"9781441178879","price":47.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781441178879","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}