"Aren't we proud of our language?": Authenticity, commodification, and the Nissan Bonavista television commercial

Journal of English Linguistics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 262-283

  King, Ruth ^a   Wicks, Jennifer ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Canadian English; Commodification; Newfoundland English; Parody; Television commercials; Tourism and discourse

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249126956     PISSN: 00754242     EISSN: 15525457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0075424209339924     Document Type: Article

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