Authentic Voices

Influences – Dialect and Dialogue

In 1996, Trainspotting hit the cinemas. In Scotland, everyone was talking about it, and one of the reasons that everyone was talking about it was because the dialogue was in Scots. Real Scots. It was a novelty indeed for Scottish audiences to hear an authentic portrayal of their own dialect on the big screen.

“[…] sparse prose combined with symbolism and imagery of land in authentic voices that reveal emotions and character and control the rhythm and ...

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Published on August 15, 2025 04:30
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