10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OXFORD ACCENT»
Discover the use of
Oxford accent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Oxford accent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Secret History Of
Oxford
Oxford accent a local take on Received Pronunciation and the now extinct 'BBC
accent'. Oxford Blue the official blue used by the university (aka Pantone Oxford
Blue, Oxford Isis and College White some 'Oxford 282 orhex code #002147).
2
On Loving Our Enemies: Essays in Moral Psychology
Also a Jew from New York who had however been at Oxford for eight years and
become very assimilated, including dropping his New York accent in favor of a
rather pompous Oxford accent. When Marshall walked into his office for their first
...
3
On Emotions: Philosophical Essays
Weinstein was of course left speechless—what could he possibly say in reply in
his acquired bogus Oxford accent? As I've indicated, these stories suggest that
true identity is historical. But is an earlier, or perhaps the earliest, self somehow ...
Britain between the wars was governed by the Oxford accent of the Tories in face
of the regional accents of the Labour Party; and the B.B.C. in the early days of
radio insisted on the B.B.C. accent - the announcers wore dinner jackets when on
...
William James Millar Mackenzie, 1978
5
Shakespeare Without Boundaries: Essays in Honor of Dieter Mehl
In the 1950s it was unquestioned that for major Shakespeare roles British actors
should use Received Pronunciation with an Oxford accent, as did Sir Laurence
and SirJohn and Sir Ralph (though none of them sounded as cut-glass as Noel),
...
Christa Jansohn, Lena Cowen Orlin, Stanley Wells, 2011
6
1975 Proceedings: Sixty-Sixth Annual Convention of Rotary ...
... and make you feel something about a particular country and about the people
of that country. The second point that I would like to mention, I suppose, is the fact
that I went to England thinking that I would come back with an Oxford accent.
7
How to be a Brit: How to be an Alien, How to be Inimitable, ...
People will not understand much, but they are accustomed to that and they will
get a most excellent impression. I have known quite a number of foreigners who
tried hard to acquire an Oxford accent. The advantage of this is that you give the ...
8
Seeking a Role: The United Kingdom 1951-1970
Lord Reith found himself on the defensive in 1967 for allegedly imposing an '
Oxford accent' on British radio. Claiming to have been keen to preserve dialects,
and to be 'vehemently opposed to ... the Oxford accent', he had to confess that his
...
9
The Silent Traveller in
Oxford
The Yankee twang is as strange to English ears as the Oxford accent is to us. The
real tie between our two countries is not a common tongue, but that we have the
same ideas." Similarly, I am convinced that the tie between England and China, ...
10
The Diaries of Northrop Frye, 1942-1955
... unsuccessful attempt to imitate a cockatoo. To Victoria, anyone who cultivates
an Oxford accent is a hypocrite, a sissy, a snob & probably a Fascist. The fact that
it is far better to cultivate an Oxford accent than not to cultivate an accent at all ...
Northrop Frye, Robert D. Denham, 2001
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OXFORD ACCENT»
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Oxford accent is used in the context of the following news items.
Poetry: Poet of the Left quoted by Reagan
His Oxford accent, like Evelyn Waugh's, had a light touch of cockney in it. I remember at that time the size of a rugby ball was undergoing a ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
Seares: Bongbong Marcos's son Sandro
And none of Bongbong's Oxford accent. What saved Sandro: good looks, disarming smile, and occasional boyish remarks such as "OK ba? «Sun.Star, Jun 15»
Legitimizing Vasu's P – Letter Word
... computer version saying it loud and clear in an Oxford accent but the Four letter word is still not acceptable by the Sri Lankan Middle class. «Sunday Leader, Jun 15»
What an ungrateful nation we are!
Afterwards the New York Times stated, "The voice of free Asia, eloquent, melancholy and still strong with the lilt of an Oxford accent, dominated ... «The Island.lk, May 15»
From the archive, 15 April 1925: The new English accents
It used to be a first principle that all educated English people spoke alike. There was, of course, the Oxford accent, but that was the exception ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Mortdecai Movie Review
We get an inkling of this in the opening scene, where the debonair Mortdecai (with Oxford accent on fourth gear) meets three Chinese toughs ... «Times of India, Jan 15»
Interview: 'Selma' Actor David Oyelowo on Playing Martin Luther …
British-born to Nigerian parents, he speaks with an Oxford accent that vanishes on-screen in a variety of American accents — in this case, the ... «National Catholic Register, Jan 15»
Dem Professors: Disney is Racist, and Only Black Guys Like Jazz
Because nothing quite epitomizes the fire-hungry chimp like an upper-crest Oxford accent. Hey, maybe he and Shere Khan could be done by ... «Town Hall, Jan 15»
Who is Barbara, the talkback caller?
Armed with a cat and an Ocker-via-Oxford accent, Barbara took aim. "Did you see those idiots booing our prime minister and John Howard and ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 14»
Why can't Aussie politicians talk like adults?
Watson points out that Robert Menzies had a "manufactured Oxford accent" but remains Australia's most successful prime minister in terms of ... «Stuff.co.nz, Oct 14»
