Essays about: "african american english"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words african american english.
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1. Will the Marigolds ever grow? : Race in The Bluest Eye and the Pedagogical Potential of CRT
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : The novel The Bluest Eye highlights different modes of racism that is relevant to engage with in today’s society. From a pedagogical standpoint, novels of this nature can enable rich and fruitful discussions about the implication of racism and how to counter it. READ MORE
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2. How Ramy Challenges Arab Stereotypes in American Media : A study of an Arab-American comedy drama
University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för individ och samhälleAbstract : The portrayal of Arabs and Muslims in American film and television has been a lopsided affair since the beginnings of Hollywood movie production. Over the course of film and TV production during the twentieth century, and later, Hollywood and TV production companies has used the Arab as a negative trope to negatively stereotype them, or to elevate the perception of American characters in contrast to the presentation of the baser character of the Arab. READ MORE
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3. This shit gonna get real heavy - A quantitative study on the use of African-American Vernacular English in The Wire and The Princess and the Frog. : This shit gonna get real heavy - En kvantitativ studie om hur afroamerikansk engelska används i The Wire och Prinsessan och grodan.
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate how the spoken variety African-American VernacularEnglish (AAVE) is used in entertainment. This is performed by comparing the spoken language oftwo fictional characters from two different sources of entertainment who are depicted as AAVEspeakers. READ MORE
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4. Grammatical features of African American Vernacular English in the movie Sextuplets : A sociolinguistics study of the speech of the two African American characters Alan and Dawn
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : African American Vernacular English (AAVE) has been extensively explored in previous research in sociolinguistics. However, the portrayal of the sociolect in movies is still not widely researched. READ MORE
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5. The Aspects of “Be” in selected rap and Hip Hop lyrics: A marker of cultural identity?
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : The aim of this study is to investigate the use of the African American English (AAVE) verb be in lyrics written and performed by four African American rappers, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Gucci Mane and Future. This paper also demonstrates how the verb be in AAVE is used by these rappers to construct cultural identity. READ MORE