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The Nature of Conversational Structure in Family Interaction in Television Programming: An Analysis of Three Program Formats of Television Content in the U.S.A.
Davis, Leslie K.; Johnson, Fern L. – 1978
Research was conducted to examine selected formal features of conversational segments enacted by family members in three modes of television programming: documentary, prime time, and soap opera. A sample of videotape recordings for each program format was content-analyzed for: (1) segment length, (2) length of conversational turn, and (3) duration…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Documentaries, Language Patterns, Language Research
Hesitation Phenomena in the Language of Family Conversations Across Three Conversational Styles in Three Formats of Television Programming in the U.S.A.
Johnson, Fern L.; Davis, Leslie K. – 1978
The research investigated the nature and frequency of hesitation phenomena in speech as presented within content segments featuring interaction among family members on three modes of television programming: documentary, prime time, and soap opera. A sample of videotape recordings for each program format was content-analyzed by noting repetitions,…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Documentaries, Grammar, Language Patterns