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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      16 December 2021
      16 December 2021
      ISBN:
      9781316579817
      9781107150447
      9781316604892
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316579817
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.693kg, 378 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.56kg, 378 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Phonetics and Phonology, Sociolinguistics, Language and Linguistics
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    Drawing on data from well-known actors in popular films and TV shows, this reference guide surveys the representation of accent in North American film and TV over eight decades. It analyzes the speech of 180 film and television performances from the 1930s to today, looking at how that speech has changed; how it reflects the regional backgrounds, gender, and ethnic ancestry of the actors; and how phonetic variation and change in the 'real world' have been both portrayed in, and possibly influenced by, film and television speech. It also clearly explains the technical concepts necessary for understanding the phonetic analysis of accents. Providing new insights into the role of language in the expression of North American cultural identity, this is essential reading for researchers and advanced students in linguistics, film, television and media studies, and North American studies, as well as the larger community interested in film and television.

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    ‘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 Source: LINGUIST (www.linguistlist.org)

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