Language and Characterisation in Television Series
A corpus-informed approach to the construction of social identity in the media
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This book explores how language is used to create characters in fictional television series. To do so, it draws on multiple case studies from the United States and Australia. Brought together in this book for the first time, these case studies constitute more than the sum of their parts. They highlight different aspects of televisual characterisation and showcase the use of different data, methods, and approaches in its analysis. Uniquely, the book takes a mixed-method approach and will thus not only appeal to corpus linguists but also researchers in sociolinguistics, stylistics, and pragmatics. All corpus linguistic techniques are clearly introduced and explained, and the book is thus accessible to both experienced researchers as well as novice researchers and students. It will be essential reading in linguistics, literature, stylistics, and media/television studies.
[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 106] 2023. xii, 265 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© Monika Bednarek
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments | pp. ix–x
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Language notes | pp. xi–xii
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Chapter 1. Televisual characterisation | pp. 1–25
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Chapter 2. Corpus linguistic analysis of televisual characterisation: Data and approach | pp. 27–43
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Chapter 3. Character differentiation and character stability | pp. 45–72
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Chapter 4. Characters and stereotypes | pp. 73–104
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Chapter 5. Flawed female characters | pp. 105–131
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Chapter 6. Characterisation and the use of marginalised varieties of English | pp. 133–165
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Chapter 7. Beyond individual series: Analyses of US and Australian television dialogue corpora | pp. 167–201
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Chapter 8. Conclusion | pp. 203–210
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List of TV series (and movies) | pp. 211–219
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References | pp. 221–242
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Appendix | pp. 243–259
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Index of TV series (and movies) | pp. 261–262
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General index | pp. 263–265
Subjects
Communication Studies
Literature & Literary Studies
Main BIC Subject
CFB: Sociolinguistics
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009050: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics
U.S. Library of Congress Control Number: 2022047241