EXAMINATION OF THE LINGUOCULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGLISH BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF AMERICAN SITUATIONAL COMEDIES

The article is devoted to the problem of studying the linguocultural characteristics of English based on the analysis of American situational comedies. The study highlights the role of humor and understanding of the cultural figures, necessary for the most effective English language learning. Summing up the results of the research, situational comedy (sitcom) is the most convenient material for studying the linguocultural characteristics of English, due to the abundance of various linguocultural markers and lexical units. The study aims at improving students' language proficiency by studying the linguocultural characteristics of English based on the analysis of American situational comedies. The results of the study allow concluding that studying the linguocultural characteristics of English based on the analysis of American situational comedies leads to the improvement of students' language proficiency.

Authors
Sokolova N.L. 1 , Sergeeva M.G. 2
Journal
Revista EntreLínguas
Publisher
Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências e Letras de Araraquara
Language
English
Status
Published
Number
e021103
Volume
7
Year
2021
Organizations
  • 1 Peoples Friendship Univ Russia, RUDN Univ, Moscow, Russia
  • 2 Fed Penitentiary Serv Russia, Res Inst, Moscow, Russia
Keywords
Language and national character; Linguistic material; Modern linguistics; Sitcom; Linguocultural characteristics
Date of creation
16.12.2021
Date of change
15.04.2022
Short link
https://repository.rudn.ru/en/records/article/record/77503/
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