Author Question: Some of the semantic (formal, stylistic) elements whose co-existence in a group of texts help define ... (Read 32 times)

ARLKQ · **on:** Aug 11, 2018

Some of the semantic (formal, stylistic) elements whose co-existence in a group of texts help define the genre include

a. character types.
b. dialectic (recurring paired oppositions, e.g., nature v. culture).
c. location (geographic, temporal, spatial).
d. narrative structure (e.g.. Newcomb's four-part sitcom narrative).
e. episode length.

Question 2

McAllister's genre analysis of Doogie Howser, M.D. provides examples that illustrate his claims

a. that the teen hero now is likely to be the smartest, most technologically advanced
and coolest character around.
b. that the dedicated, older professional mentor remains a central character in
medical/doctor genre series.
c. that medical series still glorify the rugged individualist doctor who almost always
saves the day and the patient.
d. that teen protagonists are centrally concerned with sex.
e. that parents of teens, even when they are well-intentioned and caring, are out of the
teenage loop.