Portraying Scots. Literary Dialect in Thom's The Tin-Kin

Abstract

This piece of work analyzed three non-standard varieties, namely Indian English, Scottish English and Chicano English linguistically in different media products. The aim was to know whether those that had been more researched on from the linguistic point of view would be better represented and whether phonological features would be more abundant than morphosyntactic ones in their representation. Results showed that the most documented variety was indeed better portrayed in the film. Phonological features were much more attested in the products. Finally, this piece of work contributed at gaining further knowledge about the representation of non-standard varieties in the media.

Date of Award	15 Jun 2017
Original language	English
Supervisor	Susagna Tubau Muntaña (Director)