The Superman Speaks and the Wonder Woman Keeps Quiet : Men and Women's Speech in Contemporary Superhero Movies

This qualitative study aims to investigate how gender is reflected through language in the two superhero movies Wonder Woman and Man of Steel. Emphasis is put on five linguistic markers that have been found to differ between female and male speakers. These markers are: amount of speech, interruption...

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Main Author: Åhl, Rebecka
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Högskolan i Jönköping, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation 2019
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-43182