Table of Contents

A Note on Transcription 1. Why Study Dialect in Film and Literature? 2. Dialects and Standard English 3. Analysing Language Variation in Film 4. Stereotyping and Film 5. Analysing Dialect in Literature 6. Stereotyping and Dialect in Literature 7. Comparing Film and Literature 8. Metalanguage 9. Style-shifting 10. Realism 11. Authenticity Concluding Thoughts References.

About the Author

Jane Hodson is a Lecturer in the School of English at the University of Sheffield, UK.