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Mofowler1765 In Linguistics, a short report about a linguistic phenomenon is…In Linguistics, a short report about a linguistic phenomenon is known as ‘squib’. In LING 1000, For your first squib assignment, Squib #1, you’ll be doing an analysis of Language & Ideologies in Media. Scenes from movies, sitcoms, cartoons, etc., are saturated with illustrations of language ideologies. The goal for this squib is for you to identify and interrogate a real-life example of this in some of the media you personally consume and interact with. Your task is therefore to (i) select a specific media segment, and (ii) apply some course concepts about both language andlanguage ideologies to the speech within that segment. For instance, is a certain style, register, or dialect used in a particular scene? What are some of the linguistic features of that way of speaking and the ideologies surrounding it, and how does its use figure into characterization or plot? Or, is there some form of style-, register-, or dialect-shifting that occurs in some scene? What are some of the features of each way of speaking used, and what function does the ‘shift’ serve within the scene?In whatever scene you choose, you should describe some specific linguistic features (e.g., pronunciation, words, grammar), as well as the ideologies linked to their use in context. This means quoting or transcribing (in some informal way) a few utterances from your media source, so that you can talk concretely about the features you’re describing. Be sure to cite at least one course reading in writing your squib. For the purposes of this assignment, Lippi-Green Chapter 7 (“Teaching Children to Discriminate”, an analysis of registers/dialects used in animated Disney films) counts as a course reading, though it has not been assigned.Be sure also to include a URL link to the media you’re discussing, if possible (e.g., on YouTube). The ‘media’ is to, and can include TV sitcoms, reality TV, cartoons, movies, stand-up comedy, video games, TikTok videos (if they’re long enough to write about!), Arts & HumanitiesEnglish