AbstractsLanguage, Literature & Linguistics
The Representation of Female and Male Characters in Regard to Topic Management in Conversation Investigated in the American TV Sitcom Happy Endings
| Institution: | Kristianstad University |
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| Year: | 2014 |
| Keywords: | Linguistics; TV; conversation; Humanities; Languages and Literature; Humaniora; Språk och litteratur; Engelska; English |
| Record ID: | 1338995 |
| Full text PDF: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-12851 |
Abstract
The aim of the present investigation is to find out how male and female characters are represented in terms of topic management and thereafter how dominance or/and cooperation may be achieved by the aid of the topic changes and topic shifts in a conversation. Both male and female exclusive conversations and mixed-gender conversations are investigated in the TV show Happy Endings .
