Essays about: "accents"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 57 essays containing the word accents.
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16. “It is important to understand that there are not just 3 varieties of English” : Swedish upper secondary school students’ awareness of and attitudes towards varieties of English
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : The main aim of this study is to investigate Swedish upper secondary school students’ awareness of and attitudes to varieties of English, especially with a focus on accents. Based on a survey with both open-ended and closed questions, this study is both qualitative and quantitative. READ MORE
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17. The Portrayal of the Irish English Accent in Critical Role : From Mollymauk to Lucien, from Taliesin Jaffe to Matthew Mercer
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärandeAbstract : The study aims to investigate the differences between Taliesin Jaffe and Matthew Mercer’s portrayals of a standard Irish English accent in Critical Role in their respective performances of the character Mollymauk/Lucien. Using previous studies on Irish English pronunciation, the presence of each established feature was investigated to find how authentically the actors succeed to produce the accent. READ MORE
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18. The Cockney Accent : How an Accent Can Represent Social Identity
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : 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
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19. Swedish compulsory school students’ attitudes toward English accents: Exploring how familiarity affects our language attitudes
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : This study will explore to what extent familiarity with English accents can influence compulsory school students’ attitudes towards them. Data from questionnaires completed by 98 students were analysed. The results show that the degree of familiarity with the English accent seems to affect the attitude attributed to it. READ MORE
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20. "Play ball!" : A Study of Speech Variations and Characteristics of UK Sports Commentary
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : 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