An analysis of the most spoken varieties of English language in Netflix series
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An analysis of the most spoken varieties of English language in Netflix seriesAuthor (s)
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Bellés-Fortuño, Begoña; Universitat Jaume I. Departament d'Estudis AnglesosDate
2019-10-07Publisher
Universitat Jaume IAbstract
Studies have been conducted on showing the differences between British and American
English in terms of pronunciation and lexicon. Therefore, we have analysed ten minutes of two
series chapters from Netflix with the ... [+]
Studies have been conducted on showing the differences between British and American
English in terms of pronunciation and lexicon. Therefore, we have analysed ten minutes of two
series chapters from Netflix with the help of scripts in order to achieve our goal. First, we have
studied the American one, Stranger Things. Then, the Bodyguard, from United Kingdom, has
been useful to compare both varieties. When comparing the results, whether the American
series or the British one is being analysed, we have included the other version with the purpose
of making the distinction more tangible.
The results concluded that the use of the rhotic accent is the main variation between both
versions. Moreover, the distinct way of pronouncing the intervocalic “t” is one of the other
major changes between American and British English. Finally, discrepances of pronouncing
/əʊ/ instead of /oʊ/ are present depending on the speaker background.
Regarding lexicon, our research has determined that there are not any relevant differences
between American and British English.
However, considering that our study has focused on twenty minutes (ten minutes for each
chapter), we could state that a more extensive analysis is needed to get more specific results. [-]
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Treball Final de Grau en Estudis Anglesos. Codi: EA0938. Curs acadèmic: 2018/2019
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