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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.
List of contents
Contents
List of Table
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction: "You know something, you're smart, if you would just deign to speak English"
Chapter 2: "She pretty. And she talk good too": Black English and Its Speakers
Chapter 3: "You ain't from around here, are you?": White Southern U.S. English
Chapter 4: "You need to work on that accent, Pablo": Spanish, Spanish-Accented English, and Spanish-Influenced English
Chapter 5: "It's like whatever": Gendered Speech Patterns and Mock White Girl
Chapter 6: "We ain't come this far": Conclusions
Bibliography
Appendix A: List of Films by Estimated Number of Tickets Sold
Appendix B: Suggestions for Further Reading
About the author
Lindsey Clouse is instructor of English at Western Dakota Technical College and Black Hills State University in Rapid City, South Dakota.
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.
