Elements of Dramatic Staging and Didactic Literary Genres
Elements of Staging
The purpose of a play is to be staged. In a performance, we distinguish the following:
- The stage: The place where actors perform.
- The audience: The intended recipients of the performance.
- The actors: Individuals who embody real-life or fictional characters.
Time and Space
Aristotle proposed in his Poetics that dramatic representation should adhere to the rule of the three unities:
- Unity of Action: Each drama should develop a single story.
- Unity of Place: The representation should occur
The Sign Language: A Comprehensive Guide to its Structure and Variations
The Sign Language: A Comprehensive Guide
1. Introduction
Sign language is an inseparable unit with two levels: the signifier (expression) and the signified (meaning or concept). It is characterized by:
- Arbitrariness: The relationship between signifier and signified is unmotivated, a product of human will.
- Conventionality: Language users must accept the agreed-upon signs.
- Orality: Languages are primarily spoken.
- Linearity: Sign language develops over time, forming a chain.
- Synchronic Immutability: No speaker
Spanish Literature of the Renaissance: Eclogues and Lazarillo
Spanish Literature of the Renaissance
Eclogue of Garcilaso de la Vega
Renaissance poetic creation is consistent with the concept of imitatio. Two stages have been established to signal the consolidation of the Renaissance lyric. In a second phase, theoretical reflections arise. Spanish poetry creates two schools of thought: Salamanca and Seville. The Petrarchan influence did not prevent the persistence of Hispanic roots, both traditional and educated.
The main genres are the Petrarchan sonnet, the
Read MoreLinguistic Variation and Communication
Concept of Linguistic Variation
Each speaker uses language in their own way. All languages exhibit diversity, with speakers using their characteristic dialect and choosing a language style appropriate to the communicative situation.
Dialects and Registers
There are two types of linguistic variation: one associated with speakers (dialects) and another associated with the communicative situation (registers). From a linguistic perspective, no choice is inherently superior to another. The standard language
Read MoreAnalysis of Gonzalo de Berceo’s Work
Gonzalo de Berceo
Characteristics Observed in the Text
- Use of the cuaderna vía (monorhymed quatrains)
- Religious theme (story of a miracle of the Virgin)
- Moralizing character (moral in the last stanza)
- Minstrel Resources:
- Expressions to address the public
- Use of direct style
Berceo’s Popular Style
- Use of diminutives (e.g., sucilla)
- Popular expressions (e.g., arrastrapajas)
- Simple lexicon (e.g., “devil by rope and dragged him with ropes, kicking well dog-eared”)
Adequacy and Coherence of the Text
Adjustment
The
Read MoreSpanish Language Standards and Usage: A Comprehensive Guide
Standards and Uses of the Spanish Language
Review
- Phonemic Transcription
- Classification of Monemes
- Parsing
- The Study of Semantics
Mechanisms Used by Saussure
- Syntagmatic Relations: Value for establishing a unit based on the elements that precede or follow it. For example, “roses.” The noun “roses” is plural and determines the use of a plural verb.
- Paradigmatic Relations: Value for establishing a unit based on elements that could replace it. This helps identify relationships within the language.