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Linguistic and Cultural Polyphony of the Megapolis in Life and on the Screen (BBC TV Series EastEnders)
- Authors: Kazak E.A.1
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- Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: No 5(873) (2023)
- Pages: 53-59
- Section: Linguistics
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2542-2197/article/view/351347
- ID: 351347
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Abstract
We study the language situation in London which similar to many other big cities in Europe is now home to immigrants from different countries. As a result of this process the English language spoken in London has changed rapidly. The traditional dialect Cockney has been replaced by Multicultural London English which has emerged in multiethnic inner city boroughs in London.
About the authors
Evgeniya Anatolievna Kazak
Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
Email: ladykazak@gmail.com
PhD (Philology), Research Fellow of Linguistics Department
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