Corpora, Corpses and Corps: A Multimodal Study of Contemporary Canadian TV Crime Series

ISBN-13: 9783030782788 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022

Federico Pio Gentile

Opis

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.

Spis treści

1. Introduction.

Communication as a Quibbling Concept

References

2. The Research Methodology.

Corpus Linguistics as a Methodological Tool

Transcript Process and Tagging Tools

Multimodality and the Extra-Linguistic Gap

Annotation Procedure

Beyond the Screen: Film Studies, Language and Communication

Naturalness vs. Forgery: Cinematic Language Comprehension

Specialised Discourse Conveyance and Popularised Knowledge Appraisal

References

3. The Linguistic and Cultural Environment of Canadian Television.

Television as a Medium

The Power of Media over the Masses

Media Ecology and Regulation Policies

The Canadian Television Background

The ‘Cancon’ Contemporary Context

Crime Genre and Television Seriality

References

4. Flashpoint as in-Group Psychological and Action Narrative.

The Broadcast 110 The Flashpoint Visual Narrative

The Flashpoint Corpus Structure

Communication in the Flashpoint TV Series

Narrativity and Popularisation

The Vocative Function

Tactics

Weaponry Occurrence

Localisation Operations

The Psychological Communication Slant

Psychology and Profiling

The Flashpoint Corpus Results

References

5. The Motive 'Whydunit' Television Hybrid.

The Broadcast

The Motive Narrative Core

The Motive Corpus Structure

The Motive TV Series Language(s)

The Characters’ Portrayal

Procedural Language: The Whydunnit Reconstructive

Approach to Homicides

Interrogation Room Talks

The Crime Scene Dialogues

Who’s Killing the Killstreak?

The Motive Forensics: Language, Discourse and Terminology

The Medical Communication Supports

IT and Finances

The Legal Context Crystallised Praxis

Observation

The Motive Corpus Results

References

6. The 19-2 Anglified Police Procedural Noir.

The 19-2 Corpus Structure

The Broadcast

The 19-2 Expressive Spectum

Procedural Language: Authority

Misdemeanours Citywide

Specialised Knowledge, Subcodes and Popularisation

The Linguistic Characterisation

Lingo, Slang and Jargon

The 19-2 Corpus Results

References

7. Contrastive Analysis and Results.

Normalisation and Speech Performance Metrics

The Languages of the Corpora

Popularised Knowledge, Natural Language and Characterisation Blend

Narrating the Corpora Visual and Acoustic Dimensions

The Canadian Contemporary TV Crime Drama

References

8. Concluding Remarks.

References 

O autorze

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.

Blurb

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.

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.