Not least in literature: in the 'famous spit' story of Mr Casey, for example, the 'doing' that makes up the complicating action to be evaluated is a verbal 'doing': the old woman's series of increasingly offensive insults.
Narrative
A Critical Linguistic Introduction Michael J. Toolan ... cockroach running over your foot when you were taking an exam, or of suffering a 'whiteout' as a novice skier on a steep slope (both examples from Eggins and Slade, 1997: 245–51).
Toolan examines a range of narrative types - written and spoken, literary and non-literary - and shows what attention to the language can reveal about the narratives themselves, their tellers and their audience.
Mansfield Park is not an exception. Without intending any disrespect to Mansfield (any town might be mentioned here), it is fair to say that Mansfield Park is effective as Austen's title so long as we know – being able to decode the ...
... Monika Fludernik, Nigel Love, NormanMacleod, Paul Hopper, Paul Simpson, Peter Verdonk, Peter White, Phil Gaines, Roy Harris, Ruth Page, Sandy Silberstein, TalbotTaylor, Thara Mohanan, Thiru Kandiah, TonyHung, andVictor Li.
Theory of Mind Idea posited in Premack and Woodruff's 1978 article, 'Does the chimpanzee have a theory of mind?' that it is a capacity of primates, especially humans, to develop a theory of the intentions of other sapient beings.
With a strong emphasis on clarity and a range of examples from oral cultures to cyberspace, this is the ideal guide to an essential critical topic.
Providing an up-to-date and accessible overview of the essentials of narrative theory, Narrative: The Basics guides the reader through the major approaches to the study of narrative, using contemporary examples from a wide range of ...
This work guides the reader through key issues in the history of narrative and narrotological theory, examining early narrative - Hellenic, Hebraic and Oriental, the rise of the novel, 'realist' representation, early modernism and more.
It includes examples such as hard news stories, children's narratives and messages on social media. Using short activities to help explain analysis methods, this book guides you through major modern issues and concepts--back cover.