Austin Powers -." English ENGLISH. Youtube. 10 Nov. 2008
My choice of Video is from the film Austin Powers – Goldmember. It focuses on the scene in which Austin has a conversation with his dad and in order to prevent the ladies they are with from understanding them they use cockney rhyming slang. Whilst providing a comical introduction to the language and dialogue, it is a very accurate representation of what the language is really like. Also providing subtitles for the new listener.
Image;
"St Mary-le-Bow Church." Www.Londonrum.com. 10 Nov. 2008
For my image I decided to show a painting of the Church built by Sir Christopher Wren, famously known as St Mary-Le-Bow Church. The reason for me choosing this is it is a classic picture of a main street in Cockney London, and is also the birth place of the “cockney”. The tradition is that anyone born within the sound of the bells of the church is a true cockney.
Song;
"Maybe its because im a Londoner." You Tube. 10 Nov. 2008
The featured song “Maybe its because I’m a Londoner” is an original Knees up song. Knees ups as they are known in cockney London are celebrations in pubs whilst singing and dancing to these songs being played on the piano. Another famous cockney knees up song is “Knees up Mother Brown”. The knees up will always be associated with cockney living and the common happy go lucky attitude, which is noticeable in a cockney community.
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