definitions – stephen neale

  • Stephen Neale – Invented the the idea of genre theory
  • Repertoire of elements – A collection of static groups which consistently have similar elements.
  • Corpus – When genres evolve as new texts are added to the body of similar texts.
  • Hybridisation – The combination of genre or subgenre.
  • Historic specificity – Genres that are associated with certain time periods.
  • Repetition and sameness – Something repeated over and over again.
  • Variation and change – Something different.
  • Narrative Image – Telling a story in the moment or how its going or sequence of events unfolding over time.
  • Expectations and hypothesis – What the audience think is going to happen.
  • Suspend disbelief – To immerse yourself in a fictional narrative.
  • Generic regime of verisimilitude – Refers to what is likely to happen in ina genre.

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