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Class, language, and American film comedy /

"Counter This book examines the evolution of American film comedy through the lens of language and the portrayal of social class. Christopher Beach argues that class has been an important element in the development of sound comedy as a cinematic form. With the advent of sound in the late 1920s...

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Main Author: Beach, Christopher, 1959-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Comedy films > United States > History and criticism.
Speech and social status > United States.
Films comiques > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Langage et statut social > États-Unis.
Comedy films.
Speech and social status.
United States.
Komische films.
Sociale aspecten.
Filmkomödie.
Film.
Satire.
USA.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:2002.
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2002.
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Evans: Library Stacks

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Call Number: PN1995.9.C55 B4124 2002
 
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