Accent in North American Film and Television: A Sociophonetic Analysis

ISBN-13: 9781107150447 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 280 str.

Montreal) Boberg Charles (McGill University

Opis

A phonetic analysis of accents in North American film and television: how they vary and how they have changed.

Recenzje

'With its lucid style and well-thought-out structure, Boberg's new book provides illuminating insights into real-time developments … and lays a solid foundation for multi-faceted exploration of its findings in the future, also in other types of entertainment media, such as the radio.' Mateusz Urban, LINGUIST (www.linguistlist.org)

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Method; 3. The emergence of general North American English: eight decades of sound change; 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.