Television dramatic dialogue A Sociolinguistic study / [[Book] :]
Kay Richardson.
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- 255 p. ; 25 cm.
- Oxford studies in sociolinguistics .
- Oxford studies in sociolinguistics. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-235) and index.
Introduction -- Previous research -- What is tv dialogue like? -- What tv screenwriters know about dialogue -- What audiences know about dialogue -- Dialogue as social interaction -- Dialogue, character and social cognition -- Dialogue and dramatic meaning : life on Mars -- House and snark -- Conclusion.
Television broadcasting--Language. Television series--Great Britain. Television series--United States. English language--Usage. Dialogue analysis. Sociolinguistics.