Abstract
The article examines the use of Arabic as a sociolinguistic marker in American films that were released around the time of the events of 9/11/01 and investigates the extent to which stereotypical factors have been continuing in the same vein as in the past. Specifically, this study is a textual analysis of the application of Arabic in five recent films: Three Kings (dir. David O. Russell, 1999) , Hidalgo (dir. Joe Johnston, 2004) , Kingdom of Heaven (dir. Ridley Scott, 2005) , Syriana (dir. Stephen Gaghan, 2005) , and Body of Lies (dir. Ridley Scott, 2008). The article demonstrates that the manner in which Arabic is employed in these movies points to efforts towards a better understanding of the political and social complexities of Arabs and their culture and raises awareness of the Other.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Default journal |
| State | Published - Dec 30 2014 |
Keywords
- Arabic
- Hollywood Films
- Sociolinguistics
- Other-oriental
- Discourse
Disciplines
- Arts and Humanities
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
- Communication
- Critical and Cultural Studies
- Cultural History
- Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
- Education
- Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication
- International and Intercultural Communication
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Social and Cultural Anthropology
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