The Representation of the Scottish Accent in Hollywood Movies and TV Series

Ádám Gimpl

doi:10.69705/FHS.2023.1.2.5

Szerzők

Gimpl Ádám Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem Bölcsészet- és Társadalomtudományi Kar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69705/FHS.2023.1.2.5

Absztrakt

A 20. századdal kezdődően és még a 21. században is a hollywoodi filmek és televíziós sorozatok gyakran helytelenül jelenítették meg mind a skót kultúrát, mind a skót akcentust. A tanulmány célja, hogy elemezze ezeket a félreábrázolásokat, és felfedezze, milyen megfontolásból kaphatnak a történet egyes szereplői skót akcentust, ez az akcentus mit tesz hozzá a jellemábrázolásukhoz, illetve általában véve a karakterek mely típusára osztják ezt az ejtésváltozatot. A tanulmány arra mutat rá, hogy sokszor azért szólalnak meg skót akcentussal a szereplők, mert a Skóciában játszódó filmek korábbi sikere népszerűvé tette ezt a nyelvi formát a nézőközönség körében, így Hollywood, arra építve, ami előzőleg jól működött, illetve látva az ilyen filmalakok népszerűségét, további szereplőket ruház fel ezzel a kiejtéssel. Emellett a karakterek gyakran azért is beszélnek skót akcentussal, mert a filmkészítők szerint az humorosabbá teszi őket: az idegen akcentust viccesebbnek találják az amerikai nézők, így számos, a drámai, feszült történet humoros feloldását szolgáló szereplő megjelenítésének lesz része. Hasonló módon, férfias és magabiztos karaktereket is gyakorta ábrázolnak skót kiejtéssel. Emellett egyes archetípusok, mint például a felföldi harcosok vagy a törpék, szintén ily módon szólalnak meg a filmvásznon, még ha a skót akcentus választása esetükben meg is kérdőjelezhető. Végezetül, a skót kiejtés nélkülözhetetlen egyes karakterek létrehozott jelleméhez, amit a tanulmány Shrek, Dagobert bácsi és még három hipersztereotipikus rajzfilmszereplő elemzésén keresztül mutat be.

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