The English Language
A film about an Indian Woman trying to gain her family's respect by learning English.
What is "English Vinglish"?
The violin-playing, drug-using, hyper-intelligent detective from Arthur Conan Doyle's novels.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
A civil rights advocate who had a lot of dreams.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
The name of the play in which Beatrix and Benedict go from enemies to lovers.
What is "Much Ado About Nothing"?
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Kongruens / verbalkongruens
Being able to switch between different dialects depending on the social situation.
What is codeswitching?
The three part composition of typical crime stories.
Murder - investigation - outcome.
This man lived out the American dream, going from bodybuilder to actor to governor of California.
Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?
Where Shakespeare was born.
What is Stratford-Upon-Avon.
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Perfektum (førnutid)
A language used for communication between groups of people who speak different languages.
What is a lingua franca?
A stereotypical main character in crime fiction: male, 35-45 years old, tough guy, somewhat traumatized, highly intelligent, often either an alchoholic or drug user, doesn't mind taking a beating if it solves a case.
What is a hardboiled loner?
1994 movie starring Tom Hanks that won 6 Oscars and shows us US history through the eyes of a man with low IQ.
What is "Forest Gump"?
The name of Shakespeare's theater in London.
What is The Globe?
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Who is Jamila Lyiscott?
A type of crime fiction where the setting only allows for a specific number of people to be the murderer.
What is a locked room mystery?
An American dialect often used by Black Americans.
What is AAVE (African American Vernacular English)?
Besides plays, Shakespeare also wrote many of these types of poems.
What are sonnets?
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Plusquamperfektum (førdatid)
A British-Guyanese poet, playwright and author of children's fiction, who has among many things written "Listen Mr. Oxford Don".
Who is John Agard.
A popular British crime fiction writer who is known especially for her books about detectives Herculé Poirot and Miss Marple respectively.
Who is Agatha Christie?
The title of a sonnet inscribed on the Statue of Liberty.
What is "The New Colossus" (by Emma Lazerus).
The comedic character who among other things hosted a documentary on Shakespeare.
Who is Philomena Cunk?
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