Book contents
- Accent in North American Film and Television
- Accent in North American Film and Television
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Method
- 3 The Emergence of General North American English
- 4 Sex Differences in General North American English
- 5 New York City English in Film and Television
- 6 Other Regional Accents in North American Film and Television
- 7 Ethnic Accents in North American Film and Television
- 8 Summary and Conclusions
- Appendices
- References
- Index of Actors
- Index of Film and Television Titles
- Index of Subjects
1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 December 2021
Book contents
- Accent in North American Film and Television
- Accent in North American Film and Television
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Method
- 3 The Emergence of General North American English
- 4 Sex Differences in General North American English
- 5 New York City English in Film and Television
- 6 Other Regional Accents in North American Film and Television
- 7 Ethnic Accents in North American Film and Television
- 8 Summary and Conclusions
- Appendices
- References
- Index of Actors
- Index of Film and Television Titles
- Index of Subjects
Summary
This chapter sets out the plan and aims of the book, discusses its theoretical context, forumlates its research questions, and discusses the status of film and television speech as data for studies of language variation and change and the authenticity of film and television speech.
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- Accent in North American Film and TelevisionA Sociophonetic Analysis, pp. 1 - 57Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021