Television Dialogue: The Sitcom Friends vs. natural conversation

List of tables 2. List of figures 3. Foreword 4. Chapter 1. Opening credits: Conversation and TV dialogue 5. Chapter 2. Setting the stage: The main characters 6. Chapter 3. Behind the scenes: Methodology and data 7. Chapter 4. Take 1: Dimensions and similarities 8. Chapter 5. Some you know I mean it's really urgh: Vague language 9. Chapter 6. I am just really really happy...: Emotional language 10. Chapter 7. I'm just hanging out. Y'know, having fun: Informal language 11. Chapter 8. Once upon a time: Narrative language 12. Chapter 9. That's a wrap: Implications and applications 13. References 14. Appendix 15. Name index 16. Subject index