Linguistics and the Social Melting Pot

Term Paper # 1942

Linguistics

A look at sociolinguistic differences in the "Crocodile Dundee" films.

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Paper Summary:

This paper defines what sociolinguistics is, illustrating this definition by looking at the movies "Crocodile Dundee" and "Crocodile Dundee II". It looks at dialectal and pronunciation differences which appear throughout the two movies, which help explain the way in which different social networks/stereotypes are developed and maintained.

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"Sociolinguistics deals with the attempt to understand the relationships between language, and the societies that give it structure and function. A variety of factors separate these "societies". These factors include a variety of things such as social stratification, personal identity, geography, and group reference through a type of accent/dialect continuum, which can be associated with characteristics derived from economic factors and language contact. Due to the lack of a "consensus" view of social class or one socially prestigious norm of social class, the sociolinguistic differences are made obvious in the movies Crocodile Dundee I and Crocodile Dundee II (Thomas and Wareing 128)."

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Linguistics and the Social Melting Pot (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Linguistics-and-the-Social-Melting-Pot/1942

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"Linguistics and the Social Melting Pot" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Linguistics-and-the-Social-Melting-Pot/1942>