Word: dialectic
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...film, which Gibson co-wrote with first-time screenwriter Farhad Safinia, is an allegory about the collapse of civilizations--with warnings about environmental abuse and political fear-mongering, not the sort of thing to comfort conservatives. And the obvious care that has been taken with costumes, sets and the dialect-correct language suggests the kind of cultural attention filmdom has rarely if ever accorded the Mayas, who were the Greeks of the New World...
...terrible thing for rock 'n' roll, which needs rebellion to survive. (Ever wonder why hip-hop is doing so well?) Parents will be freaked by Turner's wry narration of a life that could go either way, but kids will hear someone speaking their language, if not their dialect...
...Mariachi singer clears his throat. Beck settles back, to await the crying of lot 49. Bastardized Pynchon, this video is—The end is near, there are forty thousand secrets, and wouldn’t you know it? It turns out the Lord speaks some guttermouthed L.A. Spanglish dialect...
...directors, but ultimately failed to get made. In 2003, Lee approached producer James Schamus and started the production gears into motion. The film’s meticulous attention to the minutiae of bucolic Western life was no small feat for the filmmakers. Lee worked closely with riding masters and dialect coaches to ensure his recreations of rural Wyoming and Texas were sufficiently authentic. He even watched documentaries of ranch hands to achieve his goal to “go for the real.”He describes his own mission for the finished product: “Can you smell...
...bilingual program, jist trying to he'p the kids learn standard English. But den dey puts in a paragirraffe dat convinced me dat the school board needs some he'p with its own English." He read, "'In the clause African Language Systems are genetically based and not a dialect of English, the term genetically based is used according to the standard dictionary definition of has its origins in. It is not used to refer to human biology.' Say what? Next thing you know, dese folks be claimin' your IQ goes up if you has more melanin...