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Open Access Institutional Repository of the Complutense University of Madrid, that compiles scientific production to promote the visibility and impact of Complutense research.
With the collaboration of the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación and the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT).
Recent Submissions
Neutralizing the Wizarding World? : A Phonological Comparison of Received Pronunciation and General American in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone"
(2025) Moreno Anaut, Isabel; Barahona Mora, Azucena María
ABSTRACT: British English books have been subject to Americanization and "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone" has not been treated differently by transatlantic publishers. Previous studies have examined how the Americanization of the "Harry Potter" books may devalue its British cultural roots and neutralize its unique blend of realism and fantasy. However, their research has primarily focused on linguistic fields such as lexis, grammar, and syntax and no attention has been paid to how this process might affect the films —particularly through phonological shifts. This dissertation addresses that gap by analyzing the Received Pronunciation accent of two central characters, Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, and comparing them quantitatively with a hypothetical General American shift of the same speech. By identifying and contrasting the key phonological features of both varieties, this study explores whether a phonological Americanization of the film could similarly diminish the culturally British experience of the Wizarding World for American viewers.
Análisis de los modelos de conversión entre los rus' a la luz de las fuentes históricas (ss. IX-XV)
(2025) Fernández López, Enrique; Santos Marinas, Enrique
RESUMEN: A la hora de abordar las fuentes históricas que testimoniaron los entornos de movilidad religiosa en la Rus', se divisa que estas composiciones registraron, comprendieron y explicaron este fenómeno a través de una serie de recursos y paradigmas específicos, denominados en este estudio bajo la categoría "modelos de conversión". En este Trabajo Fin de Máster, se han llevado a cabo tres labores fundamentales: en primer lugar, se ha elaborado el primer ejercicio recopilatorio de estos marcos explicativos; en segundo lugar, se ha diseñado un horizonte heurístico pertinente para analizar estas fuentes textuales; y, por último, se ha propuesto una tipología flexible de los modelos de conversión identificados y analizados.
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