Publications
Publication details [#55197]
Bell, Alan. 2011. Falling in love again and again: Marlene Dietrich and the iconization of non-native English. Journal of Sociolinguistics 15 (5) : 627–656. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Journal WWW
Annotation
This paper discusses how Marlène Dietrich's repeated performances determined her iconicity, and her image and vocal style – both its tone color and pronunciation – were broadly disseminated, referenced, copied, and at times parodied.