Relevance in Sitcom Discourse: The Viewer’s Perspective
The present paper draws upon Sperber and Wilson’s ([1986] 1995) Relevance Theory to undertake a pragmatic analysis of situation comedy (sitcom) discourse. More specifically, special attention is paid to the cognitive interpretative paths the viewer needs to take in order to find a dialogue or mon...
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Main Author: | Magdalena Wieczorek |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Institute of English Studies
2018-10-01
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Series: | Anglica. An International Journal of English Studies |
Online Access: | http://www.anglica.ia.uw.edu.pl/images/pdf/27-2-articles/Anglica-27-2-7-Wieczorek.pdf |
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