Stereotyping Scotland: Groundskeeper Willie’s illocutionary acts in The Simpsons

This article explores the Scottish character of Groundskeeper Willie in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons with a pragmatic and social-psychological approach. It firstly introduces Willie’s linguistic and visual features, the sample of three episodes the analysis is based on, Scottish stereot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Daniela Francesca Virdis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Philology, University of Bialystok 2021-03-01
Series:Crossroads
Online Access:https://czasopisma.filologia.uwb.edu.pl/index.php/c/article/view/1554