Essays about: "Cockney"

Found 3 essays containing the word Cockney.

1. 1. The Cockney Accent : How an Accent Can Represent Social Identity

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

   Author : Lovisa Moberg-Berlin; [2020]
   Keywords : Sociolinguistics; Cockney; slang; social class;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine how an accent can represent social identity in London and beyond, as well as to uncover the distinctive phonological and lexical characteristics of the Cockney accent. The study will also focus on its sociolinguistic status, such as the intelligible for non-native speakers and the prejudices which are associated with the accent and its correlation to social class. READ MORE

3. 2. Received Pronunciation, Estuary English and Cockney English: A Phonologic and Sociolinguistic Comparison of Three British English Accents

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

   Author : Caroline Johansson; [2016]
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4. 3. Hammers, Lions and Yids: Identity and Ethnicity on British Football Grounds : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Terrace Chants of West Ham United FC, Millwall FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC

   University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Zacharias Östman; [2010]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This essay will show how manifestations of local identity, ethnicity and community in the terrace chants of the three football clubs West Ham United Football Club, Millwall Football Club and Tottenham Hotspurs Football Club are created. By featuring a collection of chants from each club, a connection to the clubs’ geographical areas, the home grounds and ethnic features will be described. READ MORE