Fiction and Reality in Simpsons’ Seasons: A Pragmatic Analysis

Abstract

Language plays a vital role in the process of communication. It has many forms, and each form has specific goals. This research explores the intricate interplay of pragmatic elements within the iconic animated television series, the Simpsons, across multiple Seasons. The current study seeks to investigate the pragmatic aspect of the Simpsons' Seasons to identify the predictions that appear to be true in real-life events. The language plays an important role to show the comparison between fiction and reality. Such words carry pragmatic significance in linguistics. The researchers have opted for a qualitative approach to analyze the data. The data was collected from different specific seasons, and particular episodes were chosen subsequently from those seasons. Six predictions that relate to real-life events have been analyzed pragmatically. The study finally concludes that the characters produce pragmatically rich utterances, to highlight the hidden messages to the audience. Pragmatics, in its various dimensions, plays a significant role in predicting reality in the Simpsons.