Media texts, authors and readers : a reader

Section 1 Texts and linguistic theory: Three Models of Language Description, David Graddol Language and Media - a question of convergence, Oliver Boyd-Barrett What is a Text?, David Graddol. Section 2 The structure of texts: Spoken and Written Modes of Meaning, M.A.K. Halliday The Texture of a Text, R. Hasan Hysterical Style in the Press, R. Fowler Telling Stories, Allan Bell Film Language, Graeme Turner The Visual Accomplishment of Factuality, David Graddol. Section 3 The Problem of Authorship: The Medieval Concept of the Author, A.J. Minnis The Death of the Author, Roland Barthes The Authoring of Saussure, Roy Harris The influence of popular fiction - an oppositional text, Gemma Moss. Section 4 The Role of the Reader: Encoding/Decoding, Stuart Hall Double Talk in News Broadcasts, Ulrike Meinhof The Lively Audience, Patricia Palmer Television Pleasures, John Fiske, [From J. Fiske (1987) "Television Culture"] Texts, Readers and Contexts of Reading - developments in the study of media audiences, Shaun Moores.