The
Armstrong and Miller Clip does use a regional accent which is different from the
dialect which is expected from the set and the context of the clip. This is
where the comedy comes from, which is taking what we expect the topic of the
conversation to and change along with the accent and the dialect.
In
terms of lexis, there are many connotations that derive from the original
context of the clip and the change of topic from Armstrong and Miller. There
are connotations of war, death and fighting because it is supposed to be a
scene from D-Day however the connotations from the main conversation is meant
to be funny and happy as they see it as a holiday to the sea side rather than
part of the war.
The
grammar used is non-standard because along with the words used, the syntax is
not typical to the period of time which the sketch is set. The register which
is what the audience expects it to be said in is formal whereas Armstrong and
Miller talk informally and in a colloquial register. The language used can
relate to a number of audiences because the context relates to those who know
about the war and the D-Day bombings however the change in language used in the
speech can relate to those who understand the dialect and even the sociolect as
it is informal language which is used by teenagers.
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