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SUMMARY:Repetition in Telecinematic Humour
DESCRIPTION:Repetition in Telecinematic Humour: How US American sitcoms emp
loy formal and semantic repetition in the construction of multimodal humou
rTelevision sitcoms\, and especially those that broadcast studio audience
laughter\, are full of recurring elements\, which range from settings and
characters to actions and utterances. In the repetitive audiovisual text o
f the sitcom lies the basis for the humorous effects that it aims to trigg
er in its viewers\, and the question is thus: What role does repetition pl
ay in the construction of humour?\\r\\nIn order to address that question\,
I offer a linguistic exploration of the particular realisations and funct
ions of repetition in American sitcom humour. Based on my empirical analys
es of formal and semantic repetition in the AMSIL (AMerican SItcoms with a
Laugh track) corpus\, a collection of US American sitcoms that were produ
ced 2010–2016\, I examine the ways in which repetition of words and stru
ctures\, of forms and meaning\, of linguistic and non-linguistic signs con
tribute to sitcom humour. Repetition\, as I will show\, is instrumental
microscopically\, in the construction of individual humorous incongruities
\, as well as macroscopically\, in the structuring of the sitcom narrative
.
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Repetition in Telecinematic Humour: How US American sit
coms employ formal and semantic repetition in the construction of multimod
al humour
Television sitcoms\, and especially those that br
oadcast studio audience laughter\, are full of recurring elements\, which
range from settings and characters to actions and utterances. In the repet
itive audiovisual text of the sitcom lies the basis for the humorous effec
ts that it aims to trigger in its viewers\, and the question is thus: What
role does repetition play in the construction of humour?\nIn order to add
ress that question\, I offer a linguistic exploration of the particular re
alisations and functions of repetition in American sitcom humour. Based on
my empirical analyses of formal and semantic repetition in the AMSIL (AMe
rican SItcoms with a Laugh track) corpus\, a collection of US American sit
coms that were produced 2010–2016\, I examine the ways in which repetiti
on of words and structures\, of forms and meaning\, of linguistic and non-
linguistic signs contribute to sitcom humour. \; Repetition\, as I wil
l show\, is instrumental microscopically\, in the construction of individu
al humorous incongruities\, as well as macroscopically\, in the structurin
g of the sitcom narrative.
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