Essays about: "scriptwriters"

Found 3 essays containing the word scriptwriters.

  1. 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, Ämnesforskning

    Author : Elda Tosic; [2020]
    Keywords : conversational maxims; H.P Grice; cooperative principle; implicature; konversationmaximer; H.P Grice; sammarbetsprincipen; implikatur;

    Abstract : 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

  3. 2. Non-Standard English in Children’s Movies: A Gender Perspective

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Ida Wilson; [2012-06-30]
    Keywords : gender; gender-related variation; phonological and grammatical variables; non-standard English; media; children; sociolinguistics;

    Abstract : 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

  4. 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 kommunikation

    Author : Emma Dornerus; [2006]
    Keywords : Conversational maxims; implicature; Paul Grice; Cooperative principle; Non-observances; Meaning in conversation;

    Abstract : 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