Foreign Dialects: A Manual for Actors, Directors, and Writers

385 Pages·1997·19.93 MB·English

by  Lewis Herman

FOREIGN DIALECTS
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DIALECTS
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Contents
HOW TOU SET HEM ANuAL 1
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1. DIALECCI'H ARCATERIZATION 13
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2. THEC OCKNEYD IALECI' 17
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3. THEB RITISHD IALECT 45
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AustrSallainagn 63
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ThBee rmuda .D..i.a..l•.e..c.•t• •.•..........•.......•.64
ThDei aloefIc ntd ia 65
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4. THEI RISHD IALECI' 67
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5. THES COTTIDSIHA LECT 89
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6. THEG ERMAND IALECI' . . 105
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7. THEF RENCHD IALECT . 132
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8. THEI TALIDAINA LECI' 147
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9. THES PANISDHI ALECT. 196
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ThMee xican Dialect 198
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ThFei lipino D.i .a.l.. e c..t . . . . .1 9.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ThPeo rtuDgiuaelseec t . . 1.9 2. . . . .
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10.T HEJ APANEDSIEA LEC.I' ..............1..9.7.. .. ...........
1.1 THEC HINESDEI ALECI' 213
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1.2 PIDGIENN GLIS.H ...................2.2.7. ................
1.3 THEH AWAIIADNI ALECI' 237
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14.B ECHEL EMAR 247
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AustrPaildigainn 257
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1.5 THES WEDISDHI ALECT . 261
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ThNeo rewgiDaina lect 279
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16.T HER USSIADNI ALECT 283
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1.7 THEM IDDLEE UROPEADNI ALECI'.S. .......3.0.5. ............
ThLei thuDainailaenc t 305
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ThJeu goDsilaalve ct 307
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ThCez eDciha lect 308
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The FiDninailsehc t 310
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ThHeu ngarian Dialect 311
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18.T HEP OLIDSIHA LECT . 315
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19.T HEG REEKD IALECT 335
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20.T HEY IDDISDHI ALECI' 355
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FORT HEA CTOR
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beelne arntehdo rougthhlneye ,xe tl emesnhto ubleds tudiWehde.na lolft heel ­
ementhsa vbee elne arned progtrheers essiuvslehtlo yu,ble da fi nishaendda u­
thentdiica lect.
PHONETICS YMBOLS
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