Dialects in film

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Feb 22, 2005, at 3:06 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

> ...second- or third-generation Jewish and Italian New Yorkers do
> frequently sound different - though maybe not to tourists.

they certainly don't sound the same to *me*, but it seems to be a
belief of the people who make movies and tv shows that american jews
and italian americans (and the occasional greek american) are
interchangeable.  it's really annoying.

arnold