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Topics of the day:



 1. Stereotyping of Accent on Film/TV (5)

 2. regional business names (fwd)

 3. stereotyping of accent

 4. can it be said?

 5. ADS-L Digest - 26 Jan 1994 to 27 Jan 1994



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Date:  Mon, 31 Jan 1994 14:12:51 +0100

From:  Peter Trudgill <PeterJohn.Trudgill[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ANGL.UNIL.CH>

Subject: Re: Stereotyping of Accent on Film/TV



    Of course it's true that the villain is often played by a Brit! I

deduce that one connotation for American audiences of Upper Class English

English accents is "sinister". The interesting question is "Why?"

Typically, though, it is only in Dracula-type or science fiction American

horror movies that the villain is played by a Brit, such as Peter Cushing.

Peter Trudgill FBA

Professor of English Language and Linguistics

Section d'anglais

BFSH 2

University of Lausanne

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