WHAT A DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM WOULD HAVE REALLY SAID: A LINGUISTIC INSIGHT INTO PERIOD DRAMA
WHAT A DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM WOULD HAVE REALLY SAID: A LINGUISTIC INSIGHT INTO PERIOD DRAMA
Author(s): Gašper IlcSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: culturomics; lexico-grammatical analysis; period drama; simulacra; sociolinguistics;
Summary/Abstract: The paper examines the format of the British period drama series Downton Abbey from a socio-linguistic perspective and discusses to what extent the authenticity of the historical period is preserved. By using various linguistic and culturomic tools, the script analysis shows that, at least from a linguistic perspective, the modern period dramas should be seen as simulacra of simulation in terms of Baudrillard (1994) rather than authentic representations of the historical period.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 20
- Page Range: 179-187
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English