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Download full textSoukup, Paul A. – 1994
This paper explores the question of interpreting complex texts, particularly scripts and multimedia presentations. The paper first reviews the literature on natural discourse, noting that although interpreting spoken natural language seems rather straightforward, many scholars have discussed what is required to make sense of discourse. The paper…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Hermeneutics, Language Research
Johnson, Fern L.; And Others – 1978
The research presented here is a descriptive account, consonant with ethnographic methods, of interactions between and among family members in selected segments of documentary, prime time and soap opera television programming. The analysis of each program format was based on kinship relationships of participants, topics of conversation involving…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Literary), Discourse Analysis, Documentaries, Ethnography
