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Publication details [#56373]

Bednarek, Monika A. 2012. Constructing ‘nerdiness’: Characterisation in The Big Bang Theory. Multilingua 31 (2) : 199–229.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
audience response | language use | shared beliefs | stereotype
Place, Publisher
De Gruyter
Journal WWW
www.degruyter.com/journal/key/MULT/html

Annotation

This paper discusses the dialogic construction of 'nerdiness' in the CBS sitcom 'The Big Bang Theory' through linguistic deviance.