Making sense of ‘whiteman kontri’ using transnational soap operas
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DOI: 10.1080/13696815.2018.1503078
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article situates transnational soap operas as a popular site through which some Bamenda market women in Cameroon learn and imagine other forms of transnational modernity which contrasts with local lived patterns. The ways… read more here.
Keywords: soap; whiteman kontri; bamenda market; market women ... See more keywords
Vocabulary Demands of Informal Spoken English Revisited: What Does It Take to Understand Movies, TV Programs, and Soap Operas?
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.831684
Abstract: The article presents a methodological update on the lexical profile of informal spoken English with the emphasis on movies, television programs, and soap operas. The study analyzed Mark Davies’s mega-corpora with data containing approximately 625… read more here.
Keywords: spoken english; informal spoken; programs soap; soap operas ... See more keywords