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Watching TV with a Linguist (Paperback)
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Watching TV with a Linguist (Paperback)
Series: Television and Popular Culture
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In Watching TV with a Linguist, Fagersten challenges the
conventional view of television as lowbrow entertainment devoid of
intellectual activity. Rather, she champions the use of fictional
television to learn about linguistics and at the same time promotes
enriched television viewing experiences by explaining the role of
language in creating humor, conveying drama, and developing
identifiable characters. The essays gathered in this volume explore
specific areas of linguistics, providing a comprehensive yet
accessible introduction to the study of language. Through programs
such as Seinfeld, The Simpsons, Sherlock, and The Wire,
contributors deftly illustrate key linguistic concepts and
terminology using snippets of familiar dialogue and examples of
subtle narration. In addition, contributors aim to raise linguistic
awareness among readers by identifying linguistics in action,
encouraging readers to recognize additional examples of concepts on
their own. To this end, each chapter provides suggestions for
viewing other television series or specific episodes, where further
examples of the linguistic concepts in focus can be found.
Invaluable as a resource in linguistics and communication courses,
Watching TV with a Linguist is the first book to use the familiar
and compelling medium of television to engage students with the
science of language
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