“Frozen” in Time: Dialect and Language Ideology in Disney Films
“Frozen” in Time: Dialect and Language Ideology in Disney Films Sophie Brous A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics Tri College Department of Linguistics, Haverford College1 December 2020 Advisor: Kate Riestenberg 1 Deepest thanks to my advisor, Kate Riestenberg, for her support and guidance throughout the thesis process. Her suggestions continually pushed me to think deeply about my analysis, and I am truly grateful for her help and kindness, especially with the circumstances of this semester. I would also like to thank my second faculty reader Miranda Weinberg, junior seminar professor Emily Gasser, LING399 professor Amanda Payne, and everyone in my thesis cohort -- Blien Habtu, Patrick Osaseri, Emily Mow, Julian Lepeska-True, and Ally Freemond -- for reading my drafts, giving me suggestions, brightening my day over zoom, and giving me a glimpse into their own amazing work at each class meeting. Finally, I would like to thank my family and friends for their continued support, with a special shoutout to my mom, Helen Garey, who helped me with the title! I couldn’t have done it without the help of all the people on this list -- thank you all so much. Brous 2 Abstract This thesis investigates the appearance of linguistic ideologies and stereotypes in four recent Disney films (Frozen 2013, Moana 2016, Coco 2017, and The Lion King 2019) as they compare to those studied in older animated films in the Disney canon. Utilizing a research framework based on previous work by Lippi Green (2012), as well as more recent work by Azad (2009), Sønnesyn (2011), Ellis (2012), and Soares (2017), I analyze the patterns and trends in these films, observing how different dialects and languages are used and which characters are speaking them.
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