COMMUNICATIVE AND CONTEXTUAL FEATURES OF ACTION FILM DIALOGUE: A LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS
Keywords:
Chat communication, communicative structure, greetingAbstract
Action film dialogues exhibit distinctive communicative and contextual characteristics that differentiate them from ordinary conversation. This study analyzes sample dialogues from action movies to identify key linguistic features such as imperative speech acts, elliptical utterances, and genre-specific vocabulary that create a sense of urgency and intensity.
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The Film Analyzed:
Bay, M. (Director). (1995). Bad Boys [Film]. Los Angeles, CA: Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
