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1. 1. "Play ball!" : A Study of Speech Variations and Characteristics of UK Sports Commentary

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Liisa Bergström; [2020]
   Keywords : sports commentary; speech variations; sociolinguistics; accents; dialects; gender; jargon; slang; colloquialisms; sports;

   Abstract : This study uncovers how and to what extent UK sports commentaries vary in terms of speech variations and other sociolinguistic factors, such as social class and gender, in relation to the social status with which different sports are associated. It also analyses how the use of jargon, slang, colloquial forms of English, and other linguistic features are incorporated in the commentaries of the sports and how it affects the information expressed by the commentators. READ MORE

3. 2. First Blood Went to Arsenal : A Study of Metaphor in English Football Commentary

   University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

   Author : Freja Gunell; [2009]
   Keywords : language; metaphors; football commentary; English media;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to look at English media football commentary and find out what metaphors are used and what purpose they serve. To this end, match reports of two Premier League matches in eight different English newspapers have been used. READ MORE