Essays about: "scriptwriters"
Found 3 essays containing the word scriptwriters.
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1. Jokes are funny; murder is dramatic : A comparative study of the effects of breaking maxims in Fresh Prince of Bel Air and How to get away with murder
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, ÄmnesforskningAbstract : There are rules that regulate how conversation should be conducted, these are called conversational maxims. This paper aims to identify instances of breakings of the conversational maxims in the Tv-series Fresh Prince of Bel Air and How to get away with murder; one of which is a comedy series and the other a drama series. READ MORE
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2. Non-Standard English in Children’s Movies: A Gender Perspective
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : Sociolinguists have repeatedly demonstrated that men use more nonstandard forms of English than women do and that this gender-related variation develops in early childhood. The present study has investigated whether these differences are reflected in gender-oriented movies targeting young children. READ MORE
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3. Breaking maxims in conversation : A comparative study of how scriptwriters break maxims in Desperate Housewives and That 70’s Show
University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikationAbstract : When we converse we constantly fail to observe the rules of conversation in order to simplify and make dialogues more effective. The scriptwriters who work with TV shows use non-observances of maxims in order to evoke different feelings from their viewers. READ MORE