Elements of Communication and Language Functions
Elements of Communication
The elements of communication are:
- Issuer: The person who communicates something to others.
- Receiver: The person who receives the message through the channel and interprets it.
- Message: The information that the sender sends the receiver.
- Channel: The physical element that establishes the connection between sender and receiver.
- Code: A set of signs that has rules.
- Context: The relationship established between the words of a message.
- Location: The location, which helps us interpret
The Existential Narrative of Juan Carlos Onetti
Juan Carlos Onetti: An Existential Narrative
Constant Themes: Space and Santa María
From the beginning, Onetti showed a distinct disinterest in portraying reality, instead constructing a world apart. A constant theme in Onetti’s work is the exploration of guilt, moral responsibility, the relativity of truth, and dreams. Salvation, for his characters, is often found in writing. The act of writing becomes an escape, a way to grapple with the precariousness of the human condition. His narratives are
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1. Martorell’s Early Attempts in Literature
William of Varoic, episode 1, is a mix of Guy of Warwick and the book of Ramon Llull, Llibre de l’orde de cavalleria. Wilhelm Varoic, he did not mind (Wilhelm Varoic) saying to make the life of a hermit. The second work, Flower of Chivalry, is like the battle between St. Michael and the rebel angels.
2. Influence of Guy of Warwick
The first part of Tirant lo Blanc is a small introduction and summary of the legend of Guy of Warwick. Two important influences
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Three Generations of Women in Barcelona
A Family Saga
Ramona, adéu analyzes the lives of three women across three generations in Barcelona, exploring the impact of Catalan society’s patriarchal structures on their dreams and identities. The novel highlights the struggles women faced in different historical periods, showcasing their resilience and the evolving social landscape.
The Mundetas
The Grandmother (1900s)
Living in a conservative environment at the turn of the 20th century, the grandmother,
Read MoreLiterary Texts and Language Concepts
Narrative Texts
Narrative texts have literary intention, telling a story with characters, setting, and plot.
Narrative: A tale told by a narrator about events happening to characters in different places and times.
Structure: Introduction, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution.
Dialogued Texts
Dialogue: An exchange of information between a sender and a receiver who alternate roles.
Descriptive Texts
Descriptive texts represent the image of an object, place, person, etc., in words.
Portrait: Describing
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Currents of the Modernist Novel: The Rural Novel
Introduction and Features
With the rise of Romanticism, Catalan literature saw a surge in short stories and novels centered around rural themes. This trend, known as ruralisme, began in the decade 1900-1910. Critic Louis Marfany notes that ruralisme was a reaction against the overly picturesque and folkloric portrayal of rural life in Renaissance literature, which was seen as perpetuating a regionalist view of Catalan culture. Instead, ruralisme offered
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