Analysis focuses on the initial format transferral of the long-running British police procedural The Bill onto the Italian television screens as La Squadra. In order to demonstrate that format transferral has effectively brought about a change of genre, a number of non-dialogical features will be examined and the analytical tools provided by Goffman's (1974: 517-518; 1981: 144-145) "participation framework" and the sequential and inferential turn-taking dynamics of Conversation Analysis will be employed to investigate the canonical tripartite structure of the investigative interview and to illustrate the inconfutable differences present in the original format and its Italian format equivalent.
From Docudrama to Docusoap: When Televised Format Transferral Results in a Change of Genre
Bronwen Hughes
2011-01-01
Abstract
Analysis focuses on the initial format transferral of the long-running British police procedural The Bill onto the Italian television screens as La Squadra. In order to demonstrate that format transferral has effectively brought about a change of genre, a number of non-dialogical features will be examined and the analytical tools provided by Goffman's (1974: 517-518; 1981: 144-145) "participation framework" and the sequential and inferential turn-taking dynamics of Conversation Analysis will be employed to investigate the canonical tripartite structure of the investigative interview and to illustrate the inconfutable differences present in the original format and its Italian format equivalent.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
