Framing in the Novel: A Study On Shen Cong-Wen''s The Border Town

• Main Authors: Eddie Jih, 紀志賢
• Other Authors: Wei-wen Chung
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2000
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/78525129305940485557

碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 語言學研究所 === 88 === Abstract The main purpose of this research is to construct to a frame theory of novel, and then applies this theory to analyze Shen’s The Border Town. In thesis, there are five chapters. The first chapter is a brief introduction, with a rough description of the motives to do such a research and of the research method. The final part is a outlook of each chapter. The second chapter is the literature review on fame theories and on Shen Cong-wen, the author of The Border Town. The third chapter is to construct the frame theory of novel from story grammar, frame theory, and the novel. The frames in the novel could be further divided into two main frames, interactive frames and textual frames, both comprising different subframes. The construction of the theory is to develop and build those subframes. Besides, for explaining the novel is not static in nature, rather, ever-developing gradually, the concept of the transformation in the frame is adopted, to illuminate the novel is such a frame that transforms all the time. The forth chapter is to analyze The Border Town within the frame theory of novel being constructed. The analysis contains two processes, reading and interpretation. This chapter is to delve into the frames in the language of the novel, to observe how The Border Town frames to be a great masterpiece. The fifth chapter is the conclusion, including the essentials of the theory, and, the pros and cons of the analysis by the theory. Last is the discussion of possibly further development of the frame theory of novel.