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Non-Standard English in Children’s Movies: A Gender Perspective

Sammanfattning
Sociolinguists have repeatedly demonstrated that men use more nonstandard forms of English than women do and that this gender-related variation develops in early childhood. The present study has investigated whether these differences are reflected in gender-oriented movies targeting young children. Five movies intended primarily for boys and five movies targeting girls were examined for the use of one phonological and five grammatical features of non-standard English. The results supported the hypothesis that all six linguistic variables would be more prevalent in the boys’ movies compared to the girls’ movies. The present findings are discussed in relation to the respective findings of previous studies on gender expression in language as well as in reference to the gender of scriptwriters. Considering the fact that children spend an increasing amount of time watching television programs and movies, the language which they are exposed to through mass media requires further research.
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Student essay
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student essay
URL:
http://hdl.handle.net/2077/29529
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  • Kandidatuppsatser / Institutionen för språk och litteraturer
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gupea_2077_29529_1.pdf (474.4Kb)
Datum
2012-06-30
Författare
Wilson, Ida
Nyckelord
gender
gender-related variation
phonological and grammatical variables
non-standard English
media
children
sociolinguistics
Serie/rapportnr.
SPL kandidatuppsats i engelska
SPL 2012-064
Språk
eng
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