Bronwen Thomas

Fictional Dialogue

Speech and Conversation in the Modern and Postmodern Novel

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Produktbeschreibung

Bronwen Thomas is a senior lecturer in linguistics and literature at Bournemouth University. She is the coeditor of New Narratives: Stories and Storytelling in the Digital Age (Nebraska, 2011).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nebraska
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780803244511
• ISBN-10: 0803244517
• Artikelnr.: 34746920

Autorenporträt

Bronwen Thomas is a senior lecturer in linguistics and literature at Bournemouth University. She is the coeditor of New Narratives: Stories and Storytelling in the Digital Age (Nebraska, 2011).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Theory
1. Debates about Realism
2. The "Idea of Dialogue"
Part II. Narrative Cornerstones
3. Speech, Character, and Intention
4. Dialogue in Action
5. Framing
Part III. Genre and Medium
6. Dialogue and Genre
7. The Alibi of Interaction: Dialogue and New Technologies
8. Stuck in a Loop?: Dialogue in Hypertext Fiction
Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index