How Long to Read The Discourse of Italian Cinema and Beyond

How Long Does it Take to Read The Discourse of Italian Cinema and Beyond?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read The Discourse of Italian Cinema and Beyond by Roberta Piazza

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Roberta 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. It 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. Beginning 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.

How long is The Discourse of Italian Cinema and Beyond?

The Discourse of Italian Cinema and Beyond by Roberta Piazza is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Discourse of Italian Cinema and Beyond Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read The Discourse of Italian Cinema and Beyond aloud.

What Reading Level is The Discourse of Italian Cinema and Beyond?

The Discourse of Italian Cinema and Beyond is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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