Nonstandard English on Television [electronic resource] : A Content Analysis / Ilona E. Holland.

A study analyzed the features of nonstandard English spoken on television during the hours when children are most likely to be watching. A grammatical analysis of the speech of 150 television characters revealed that, in general, television presented a homogenized version of nonstandard English. The...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Holland, Ilona E.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1986.
Subjects:	Black Dialects. Black Stereotypes. Characterization. Language Usage. Nonstandard Dialects. Programing (Broadcast) Racial Bias. Standard Spoken Usage. Television. Television Research. Television Viewing.