1. Introduction.
Communication as a Quibbling Concept
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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8. Concluding Remarks.
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