The role of electronics in the perception of everyday narratives
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Axel Hübler
Abstract
Taking into consideration that conversational narratives not only have a verbal but also a nonverbal (i.e., prosodic and kinesic) make-up, the paper focuses on the problem of perceiving and describing/analyzing such complex performances appropriately. The only detailed and accurate way consists in computer-assisted forms of viewing and techniques of analysis and notation. Selected examples from one TV-narrative illustrate the ample possibilities. The achievements are compared to what seems attainable to natural/intuitive viewing and the corresponding way of fixing such impressions. The versions resulting from each approach are dramatically different; but none can be said to be superior to the other because they relate to different cognitive objectives.
Abstract
Taking into consideration that conversational narratives not only have a verbal but also a nonverbal (i.e., prosodic and kinesic) make-up, the paper focuses on the problem of perceiving and describing/analyzing such complex performances appropriately. The only detailed and accurate way consists in computer-assisted forms of viewing and techniques of analysis and notation. Selected examples from one TV-narrative illustrate the ample possibilities. The achievements are compared to what seems attainable to natural/intuitive viewing and the corresponding way of fixing such impressions. The versions resulting from each approach are dramatically different; but none can be said to be superior to the other because they relate to different cognitive objectives.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- Introduction. Narrative revisited 1
- Contextual constraints in CMC narratives 19
- The role of electronics in the perception of everyday narratives 39
- “Audacious, brilliant!! What a strike!” 57
- Once upon a blog ... Storytelling in weblogs 79
- "Neeed to put his out there (my story)": Narratives in message boards 109
- Narrative sequences in political discourse 143
- Small stories in political discourse 163
- Unpacking narrative in a hypermedia ‘artedventure’ for children 185
- Chain and choice in filmic narrative 213
- Film discourse cohesion 245
- Person index 267
- Subject index 271
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- Introduction. Narrative revisited 1
- Contextual constraints in CMC narratives 19
- The role of electronics in the perception of everyday narratives 39
- “Audacious, brilliant!! What a strike!” 57
- Once upon a blog ... Storytelling in weblogs 79
- "Neeed to put his out there (my story)": Narratives in message boards 109
- Narrative sequences in political discourse 143
- Small stories in political discourse 163
- Unpacking narrative in a hypermedia ‘artedventure’ for children 185
- Chain and choice in filmic narrative 213
- Film discourse cohesion 245
- Person index 267
- Subject index 271
