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factors is lacking and incomplete . The contribution of multimodal elements of production to interpret one dramatic text is as important as the linguistic elements . McIntyre also suggests that as a fixed version , film can avoid the occurrence of data changes and is therefore suitable for applying multimodal analysis . According to Culpeper ( 2001 ), both characterisation and making meaning are dynamic processes , which involve the speaker , hearer , context and utterance . Since the characters ’ relationships with each other are reflected in their interactive response , this provides insights into characterisation . acts in different situations . Nørgaard et al . ( 2010 ) regard film stylistics as a new approach to the stylistic analysis of film . Since multimodal stylistics focuses on meaning generation as a multi-semiotics phenomenon , it can make a more comprehensive stylistic analysis of drama and films .
Scholars of filmic multimodality bases on cognitive theory , draw the traditionally textual tools to analysing film and moving image , aims to examine a more retrievable method of studying film based on the frameworks of study textual forms . This approach is a further perspective of film analysts .
It can be said that the interpretation of a conversation appears to assume that the speakers observe the co-operative principle at a deeper level when a breach occurs . As a product of imitating daily conversation , film dialogue should present discussion in the same manner ; not only does one character address another through dialogue but also the characters ’ dialogue as a whole addresses the audience simultaneously . Much of the implication , personality and plot of a play can be conveyed by the characters ’ contempt for maxims . Moreover , films are also a good field for studying speech acts because they represent speech
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5 . Data : According to statistics , Hagrid has 70 lines in the movie , eight sections of which are related to the philosopher ’ s stone . There are nine violations of the co-operative principle and 88.8 % of them are due to being over-informative . In relation to over-providing information , Hagrid ’ s language can be divided into two categories in terms of content characteristics , ( 1 ) directly breaking through the limitation of the cooperation principle and ( 2 ) providing clues implicitly . In general , Hagrid ’ s lines tend to reveal different information to Harry , either intentionally or unconsciously ,