Essays about: "friends sitcom"

Found 3 essays containing the words friends sitcom.

1. 1. Are there gender differences in the use
 of questions in the sitcom Friends? : A case study of four episodes from 1994 and 2004

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Elin Jansson; [2018]
   Keywords : Form and function of questions; differences in question use; gender differences; gender roles over time; Nyckelord: Form och funktion av frågor; skillnader i frågeanvändande; genusskillnader; genusroller över tiden
;

   Abstract : The main aim of this paper was to identify the form and function of questions used by the three female and three male characters in the sitcom Friends, in order to see whether there were any gender differences in the use of questions. Another aim was to see whether gender roles remain static over time in the series, from 1994 to 2004. READ MORE

3. 2. Translation of Humour in Media From English Speech to Swedish Subtitles: A Pilot Study of Selected Episodes in the Sitcom Friends

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Agata Leshkovich; [2016-09-26]
   Keywords : engelska; English; Swedish; Audiovisual translation; humour; culture; sitcom; Friends;

   Abstract : The aim of this pilot study is to analyse the translation of humour in selected episodes in the American sitcom Friends from speech to Swedish subtitles in terms of linguistic and cultural aspects. The study was conducted qualitatively by choosing several episodes and thoroughly analysing the translation of linguistic and culture-specific features in order to explore what strategies of translation were implemented on different kinds of jokes, noting the constraints of interlingual subtitling. READ MORE

4. 3. Social gender norms in body language : The construction of stereotyped gender differences in body language in the American sitcom Friends

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Cristina Tiljander; [2008]
   Keywords : Gender norms; nonverbal communication; sitcom; body language; social construction; leg posture;

   Abstract : Nonverbal communication such as body language is a vital component of our communication, and since scholars agree that there are some notable differences in the way men and women use body language, the study of gendered nonverbal communication as a social construction is vital to our understanding of how we create gendered identities. The aim of this paper is to investigate how social gender norms concerning body language appear in constructed communication. READ MORE