Relevance in Sitcom Discourse: The Viewer’s Perspective
Relevance in Sitcom Discourse: The Viewer’s Perspective
Author(s): Magdalena WieczorekSubject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Translation Studies
Published by: Instytut Anglistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Summary/Abstract: The present paper draws upon Sperber and Wilson’s ([1986] 1995) Relevance Theory to undertake a pragmatic analysis of situation comedy (sitcom) discourse. More specifically, special attention is paid to the cognitive interpretative paths the viewer needs to take in order to find a dialogue or monologue humorous. The analysis is premised upon the participation framework, which accounts for the bi-partite division of communication in fictional discourse: the character’s (fictional) layer and the recipient’s layer, the latter being in the centre of attention.
Journal: ANGLICA - An International Journal of English Studies
- Issue Year: 27/2018
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 127-142
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English