Stigmatized on Screen
How Hollywood Portrays Nonstandard Dialects
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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.
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- ISBN13 9781793647429
- Released 2022
- Publisher Lexington Books
- Format Elektronisk medie
- Language English