American Dialects: A Manual for Actors, Directors, and Writers - Paperback
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American Dialects: A Manual for Actors, Directors, and Writers - Paperback
$61.04
by Lewis Herman (Author), Marguerite Shalett Herman (Author)
This standard text, now in paperback for the first time-- the companion volume to Foreign Dialects-- AmericanDialects offers representative dialects of every major section of the United States. In each case, a general description and history of the dialect is given, followed by an analysis of vowel and consonant peculiarities, of its individual lilt and rhythm, and of its grammar variations. There are also lists of the idioms and idiomatic expressions that distinguish each dialect and exercises using them. American Dialects also includes musical inflection charts and diagrams showing the placement of lips, tongue, and breath.
Author Biography
Lewis Herman and Marguerite Shalett Herman compiled this material during more than 25 years of acting, writing, teaching, and studying, in Europe, Hollywood, Chicago, and New York. They also acted and directed for stage, television, radio, and motion pictures.
Number of Pages: 312
Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.94 x 5.96 IN
Publication Date: March 31, 2010
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