Television Dialogue The Sitcom Friends vs. Natural Conversation |
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| Author:
| Quaglio, Paulo |
| Series title: | Studies in Corpus Linguistics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-272-9044-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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Explores a fresh research area: television dialogue. This title reports on a study comparing the language of the American situation comedy "Friends" to natural conversation. It is illustrated with numerous dialogue extracts from "Friends" and conversation, topics such as vague, emotional, and informal language are discussed.
Explores a fresh research area: television dialogue. This title reports on a study comparing the language of the American situation comedy "Friends" to natural conversation. It is illustrated with numerous dialogue extracts from "Friends" and conversation, topics such as vague, emotional, and informal language are discussed.