Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Language notes xi
5. Chapter 1. Televisual characterisation 1
6. Chapter 2. Corpus linguistic analysis of televisual characterisation 27
7. Chapter 3. Character differentiation and character stability 45
8. Chapter 4. Characters and stereotypes 73
9. Chapter 5. Flawed female characters 105
10. Chapter 6. Characterisation and the use of marginalised varieties of English 133
11. Chapter 7. Beyond individual series 167
12. Chapter 8. Conclusion 203
13. List of TV series (and movies) 211
14. References 221
15. Appendix 243
16. Index of TV series (and movies) 261
17. General index 263