Emotions expression in cooking shows (based on modern english)

Rybachenko V. Emotions expression in cooking shows (based on modern english) : bachelor’s thesis : 035 Philology / supervisor V. Nikiforova. Kyiv, 2024. 63 p.

The bachelor's thesis explores the genre of cooking shows in order to examine how emotions are expressed in this genre and how it affects viewer engagement. This work aims to understand the linguistic and paralinguistic strategies used in cooking programmes to communicate emotions successfully.
Chapter 1 establishes a theoretical framework by investigating the connection between media linguistics and emotion studies in the case of cooking shows. It examines the emergence of emotion studies in linguistics, referring to researchers such as W.D. Feng, K.O. Halloran, Carl Plantinga, M. Lünenborg, T. Mayer, and C. Töpper. It also examines how cooking shows evolved as a genre and its importance in today's media environments.
Chapter 2 analyses emotional expression in cooking shows, looking at both verbal and nonverbal means. The study uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative research approaches, such as descriptive analysis and statistical synthesis, to analyse the linguistic tactics, lexical choices, and stylistic aspects utilised to create emotions in cooking show narratives. The study uses a variety of methods, including descriptive-analytical, textual observation, system functional analysis, and contextual-interpretive ones.
Overall, this thesis highlights the dynamic connection between language and emotions in cooking programmes, highlighting their importance in determining audience perceptions and interactions. This study contributes to the fields of media linguistics, communication studies, and cultural studies by providing a comprehensive examination of the emotions expression of cooking shows.