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Why Is The Villain Always British?

Name: Why Is The Villain Always British?
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Author: Dominik Poos
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An Analysis of American Attitudes Towards British English And the Influence of Media, Using the Example of the Movie “Gladiator” (2000)

Term Paper (Advanced seminar), 2013

17 Pages, Grade: 1,3

Dominik Poos (Author)

Excerpt

1. Introduction

2. Previous Research
2.1. British and American Language Ideologies
2.2. Language Attitude Studies
2.2.1. “Accent and Social Class Effect on Status and Solidarity Evaluations” (1985)
2.2.2. “Pax Americana? Accent attitudinal evaluations in New Zealand, Australia and America” (2001)
2.2.3. “Attitudinal data from New Zealand, Australia, the USA and UK about each other’s Englishes: Recent changes or consequences of methodologies?” (2005)
2.3. The Media Influence on Language Attitudes
2.4. Summary/ Research Questions

3. Analysis of the Movie “Gladiator” (2000)
3.1. Data/ Methodology
3.2. Analysis
3.3. Discussion

4. Conclusion

5. References
5.1. Internet Sources
5.2. Literature

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Title: Why Is The Villain Always British?
Subtitle: An Analysis of American Attitudes Towards British English And the Influence of Media, Using the Example of the Movie “Gladiator” (2000)
College: University of Münster
Grade: 1,3
Author: Dominik Poos (Author)
Year: 2013
Pages: 17
Catalog Number: V233422
ISBN (eBook): 9783656508243
ISBN (Book): 9783656508083
File size: 706 KB
Language: English
Keywords: villain, always, british, analysis, american, attitudes, towards, english, influence, media, using, example, movie, gladiator”