This volume deals with the language of the British upper class in natural face-to-face dialogue and how this is rendered in audiovisual media. Previous scholarly insights on the topic are discussed in the light of new evidence gathered from the qualitative analysis of some recorded audiovisual texts.
Luca Valleriani obtained a PhD in English Studies at the Sapienza University of Rome. His main research interests are sociolinguistics and the analysis of telecinematic dialogue. He is a member of the AIA (Associazione Italiana di Anglistica) and he is co-coordinator of the Dialects in Audiovisuals project.