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Movie Poster Advertisements: A Relevance Theory Persepctive, Steven Lawrie Forrett Jan 2007

Movie Poster Advertisements: A Relevance Theory Persepctive, Steven Lawrie Forrett

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The purpose of this thesis is to examine ten movie posters while hypothesizing whether or not their tagline texts could interest a reader. A linguistic framework Relevance Theory, is used in the analysis of this project.


Viewers' Perceptions Of Television Commercials' Influence Message Appeals, Product Commercials And Self-Reported Locus Of Control, Alan Bruce Satzger Jan 2001

Viewers' Perceptions Of Television Commercials' Influence Message Appeals, Product Commercials And Self-Reported Locus Of Control, Alan Bruce Satzger

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In this study linkages between television viewers' perceived locus of control, message appeals in commercials, and types of commercial product were studied within the context of household television use.