Why fake posh English accents are everywhere in Hollywood films
From Nosferatu to Schindler’s List. Gemma King, senior lecturer in French Studies and an ARC DECRA Fellow in Screen Studies ...
Why bad posh English accents still rule Hollywood, from Nosferatu to Gladiator II
Why do we see German and Roman characters speaking like they’re from London? The blame lies partly with film directors – and more broadly with British imperialism.
BBC4 年
Routes of English Special - Talking Posh
Presenter Melvyn Bragg In this special edition of Routes of English, Melvyn Bragg turns his attention to the mysterious speech patterns of Britain's aristocrats for whom Cadogan Square will ...
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Routes of English Special - Talking Posh
Presenter Melvyn Bragg In this special edition of Routes of English, Melvyn Bragg turns his attention to the mysterious speech patterns of Britain's aristocrats for whom Cadogan Square will ...