Investigates the female characters in Disney’s animated film ‘Frozen’ to see if their language use reflects the film’s modernised portrayal of princesses. 32 scenes are analysed and chosen according to their balance of male-female dialogues. Four characteristics of female speech (empty adjectives, hedges, intensifiers and questions) are examined both qualitatively and quantitatively. This paper would be useful for those interested in stereotypical feminine language characteristics and their presence in more modern Disney princess animations.
Azmi, N. J., Rashid, R. A., Rahman, M. A., & Safawati, B. Z. (2016). Gender and speech in a Disney princess movie. International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature, 5(6), 235–239. https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.5n.6p.235