Essays about: "standard and nonstandard speech"

Found 3 essays containing the words standard and nonstandard speech.

  1. 1. Constructing identity: phonetic variation of the variable (ing) by Swedish L2 speakers of English

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Idamaria Holm; [2015]
    Keywords : Sociolinguistics; English in Sweden; ing variable; EFL;

    Abstract : This study investigates the use of the (ing) variable in the speech of Swedish L2 speakers of English. Developments in recent years have led to a shift in the language environment in Sweden, and the position of English has arguably evolved from a foreign language to a second language. 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. Unstoppable Speech: Diverging Putonghua Pronunciations and the PRC Government‟s Efforts to Curtail Their Emergence in Media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kinesiska

    Author : Mejfang Wang; [2009]
    Keywords : language standard; phonology; pronunciation; Putonghua; spoken Chinese; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis looks at the phonological changes and variations of Putonghua, the standard language spoken mainly in the People‟s Republic of China (PRC). It examines how linguists and other scholars regard these changes and also how the PRC government has reacted to their recent upsurge in broadcast media. READ MORE