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Skokut, Nina – IDEAL, 1993
The structure of televised conversations were compared with theoretical structures of such conversations, based on data drawn from commercial television soap operas. Results show that portions resemble naturally occurring speech as represented in theoretical frameworks, but others do not; implications for language teachers are noted. (17…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Interpersonal Communication, Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory
Peer reviewedPerse, Elizabeth M.; Rubin, Alan M. – Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 1990
Describes two studies that examined how chronic loneliness influenced local news and soap opera viewing by nontraditional and traditional college students. The relationships between loneliness, media use, and interpersonal interaction are discussed, and discriminant analyses are presented that examined viewers' motives, attitudes, and activities…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Discriminant Analysis, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing
