The department officials Peter (P) and John (J) are presented as troubled, incompetent professional employees through the use of ____ ____ ____ ‘scre=wed’ (1) in the ____ clause “We’re scre=wed boss” (1). The audience sees J and P feel exasperated that they are unable to track individuals who have Covid-19, indicated through the antithesis of ____ phrases “new cases” and “no leads” (1).This humour is reflective of the dominant attitude throughout 2020 that Covid-19 Contact Tracers were ineffective and as such, it challenges the ____ of the DOH employees. The contact Tracy’s are introduced as somewhat abrasive, young teenage women through their various ____ choices. ____ referent ‘they’ (2) and stressed ____ ‘best’ supports the humour established through the comedy show before the final reveal in the ____, ‘We’re the Trac=y’s’ (6). Through the ____ ____ utterance and ____ ‘<P simp P> (6), T1 challenges the face of P, J and department officials for failing to recognise their proficiency. This use of humour is the vehicle for the texts’ ____ function to provoke amusement in the TV audience by establishing the juxtaposition of both incompetent professionals, and the proficiency of these teens.

'Contact Tracies' Metalanguage use

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