Corpora, Corpses and Corps

A Multimodal Study of Contemporary Canadian TV Crime Series
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-78278-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 377 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 511 g

This book uses corpus and multimodal methods to present a comparative study of three major Canadian TV crime series, Flashpoint (2008-2010), Motive (2013-2015) and 19-2 (2014-2016), paying special attention to cinematic techniques. Following an overview of the methodology and the Canadian cultural milieu of the study, the author approaches the three series as complex cultural and linguistic productions that depend heavily on a national appropriation of a genre whose popularity is growing internationally. The book investigates the verbal, nonverbal and paraverbal strategies employed by each production to create the patterns that make this genre appealing to a variety of audiences, and uncovers some of the psychological processes at work in contemporary Canadian TV crime serials. This book will be of interest to scholars in fields including Corpus Linguistics, Multimodal Studies, Canadian Studies, Media and Communication Studies, and Specialised Discourse.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gentile, Federico Pio

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Computerlinguistik, Korpuslinguistik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Fernsehen & Rundfunk
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio TV-Drama
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Textlinguistik, Diskursanalyse, Stilistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Film, Video, Foto

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. The Research Methodology.- 3. The Linguistic and Cultural Environment of Canadian Television.- 4. Flashpoint as in-Group Psychological and Action Narrative.- 5. The Motive 'Whydunit' Television Hybrid.- 6. The 19-2 Anglified Police Procedural Noir.- 7. Contrastive Analysis and Results.- 8. Concluding Remarks.

Über Autor(innen)

Federico Pio Gentile holds a PhD in English Linguistics from the Department of Literary, Linguistic and Comparative Studies at the University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Italy. His main research interests include Multimodality, Media Studies, Canadian Studies, Specialised Discourse and Translation. He is the author ofLa linguistica del delitto. Maureen Jennings e il caso di ‘Poor Tom is Cold’, tra formulaicità e traduzione (2015), and translated the science fiction novel Embassytown by China Miéville (2016). He co-edited Translating LSP in Literature through a Gender Perspective (22(2)), a special issue of Anglistica AION an interdisciplinary journal, and has published articles in national and international journals.