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Conclusion

"Is there a systematic correlation between character traits & accents portrayed in the Harry Potter movies?"

The most interesting findings

Yes

Cockney

Received Pronunciation

8 characters:

  • all minor or peripheral roles
  • similar character traits & occupation
  • majority unsophisticated & unsympathetic but not all evil
  • only 1 female
  • e.g.: Argus Filch, Madam Rosmerta, Mundungus Fletcher

To summarize:

42 characters:

  • 34 sophisticated vs. 8 unsophisticated --> "prestigious" accent
  • 21 sympathetic vs. 21 unsympathetic
  • majority of female characters
  • e.g.: Lucius Malfoy, Cornelius Fudge, Flitwick, Hermione,..
  • majority of female characters speak RP
  • majority of sophisticated characters speak RP
  • Irish --> eccentric, good & unsophisticated
  • Estuary --> mostly children
  • Cockney --> unsophisticated, unsympathetic
  • Main trio: Hermione, Harry & Ron

Irish English

Estuary English

5 characters:

  • Prof.Moody, Luna & Xenophilius Lovegood, Aberforth Dumbledore, Seamus Finnigan
  • all eccentric, different from "norm", good-natured & kind
  • all unsophisticated, sympathetic & good

8 characters:

  • only 1 adult (Bill Weasley)
  • only 1 girl (Ginny Weasley)
  • majority good & sympathetic
  • Harry Potter & Ron Weasley
  • accent children identify with?

Overview

1. Background information on Lene Lundervold's study

2. The most interesting

findings

3. Conclusion

Source

Lundervold, Lene. 2013. Harry Potter and the Different Accents. A sociolinguistic study of language attitudes in Harry Potter and Game of Thrones. Bergen: University of Bergen.

A sociolinguistic study by Lene Lundervold

  • "Is there a systematic correlation between character traits and accents portrayed in the Harry Potter movies?"
  • social treatment study on 8 Harry Potter movies
  • Categories: Accents; Character role; Gender; Level of Sophistication; Maturity; Other character traits

Analysis

  • 76 characters
  • 9 accents: Received Pronunciation (RP); London English- Cockney; Estuary English; Irish-; West Country -; Northern -; Scottish-; Welsh English & English with foreign accents
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