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
3 - The Emergence of General North American English
Eight Decades of Sound Change
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 examines correlations between phonetic measures and performance year, thereby identifying the progress of sound change in General North American English across eight decades. It also presents the phonetic qualities of modern General North American English and traces the evolution of those qualities in the speech of four Californian actors from the early and late periods.
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- Accent in North American Film and TelevisionA Sociophonetic Analysis, pp. 109 - 164Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021