Michael Alvarez-Pereyre
List of John Benjamins publications in which Michael Alvarez-Pereyre is involved.
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2011 Chapter 3. Using film as linguistic specimen: Theoretical and practical issues Telecinematic Discourse: Approaches to the language of films and television series, Piazza, Roberta, Monika Bednarek and Fabio Rossi (eds.), pp. 47–67 | Article
This chapter assesses the limitations and the gains of using fiction films as specimens for the study of language. It argues that the conditions of possibility of film use are dependent on the focus and the framework of linguistic investigations. The dialogues’ lack of spontaneity is regularly… read more
