Essays about: "attitudes towards dialects and accents"

Found 3 essays containing the words attitudes towards dialects and accents.

  1. 1. Gender and Language : A matched-guise study exploring linguistic stereotyping using voice morphing

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Mattias Östling; [2016]
    Keywords : sexism; stereotyping; matched-guise; voice morphing; sociolinguistics; collaborative speech; competitive speech;

    Abstract : The matched-guise test, which was originally developed by Lambert et al. (1960), has been useful in determining covert attitudes towards accents, dialects, or languages. In this paper, the author presents a fresh take on matched-guise tests in sociolinguistics utilizing modern technology to digitally manipulate a female voice into a male voice. READ MORE

  3. 2. Stereotypes of English in Hollywood Movies : A Case Study of the Use of Different Varieties of English in Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings and Transformers.

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : Niklas Andersson; [2010]
    Keywords : Linguistic stereotypes; attitudes towards dialects and accents; linguistic identity; perceptual dialectology; dialects and accents in movies; standard and nonstandard speech;

    Abstract : This essay deals with the use of linguistic stereotypes in Hollywood movies. It investigates whether attitudes towards English dialects found in studies on perceptual dialectology are reflected in the selected movies and discusses the notion of linguistic identity and how standard and nonstandard speech, respectively, are used symbolically to emphasize features of characters in eleven movies from three different movie series, namely The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and Transformers, with a main focus on syntactic and phonological dimensions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Upper Secondary Students' Assessment of Four Women Speaking Four Different Varieties of English

    University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Camilla Sahlström; [2006]
    Keywords : Language attitude research; Standard English varieties; Dialects and accents; Speech communities; MGT;

    Abstract : Society exhibits a wide variety of different languages with various prominent features. At the same time as we honour diversity, however our civilisation is coloured with prejudice and preconceptions. READ MORE