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Stigmatized on screen : how Hollywood portrays nonstandard dialects
Title
Stigmatized on screen : how Hollywood portrays nonstandard dialects / Lindsey Clouse.
ISBN
9781793647412
1793647410
9781793647429
Publication
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
Physical Description
vii, 205 pages ; 24 cm
Summary
"This book analyzes the 500 top-grossing films of the last 20 years to show how speakers of traditionally stigmatized dialects are represented, underrepresented, misrepresented, and mocked. Ultimately, the author demonstrates how Hollywood reinforces long-standing negative beliefs about the languages of marginalized communities"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Clouse, Lindsey, 1981- Stigmatized on screen Lanham : Lexington Books, 2022
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 16, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: "You know something, you're smart, if you would just deign to speak English"
"She pretty. And she talk good too" Black English and its speakers
"You ain't from around here, are you?": White Southern U.S. English
"You need to work on that accent, Pablo": Spanish, Spanish-accented English, and Spanish-Influenced English
"It's like whatever": gendered speech patterns and Mock White Girl. "We ain't come this far": Conclusions
Appendix A: List of films by estimated number of tickets sold
Appendix B: Suggestions for further reading.
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