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Semiotic Approach to the Analysis of Interpersonal Communication in Modern Comedies

Kochetkova, Maria A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1277147794

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2010, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, American Culture Studies/Communication.
The present research takes a cultural prospective on the tensions in interpersonal relations based on movies of the 90's, such as Sleepless in Seattle (1993), As Good As It Gets (1997), and You've Got Mail (1998). The romantic comedy films of the 90's were innovative in their genre, for they have touched upon serious drama subjects, hiding behind the “romantic” and “comedy' style. Through the prism of the semiotic analysis I try to analyze how cultural codes play into the formation of hidden conflicts in interpersonal communication, mainly loneliness. Umberto Eco's theory of the openness of the “author's message” permits to illustrate the many possibilities of interpretation by the audience of the given films.
Ellen Gorsevski (Advisor)
Lara Lengel (Committee Member)
Donald McQuarie (Committee Member)
114 p.
Communication
semiotic; interpersonal communication; loneliness

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  • Kochetkova, M. A. (2010). Semiotic Approach to the Analysis of Interpersonal Communication in Modern Comedies [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1277147794

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kochetkova, Maria. Semiotic Approach to the Analysis of Interpersonal Communication in Modern Comedies. 2010. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1277147794.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kochetkova, Maria. "Semiotic Approach to the Analysis of Interpersonal Communication in Modern Comedies." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1277147794

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