Here was a man with no formal education and speaking in the benighted Glaswegian working dialect who nevertheless was brighter than an entire rectory of Oxbridge graduates.
The work of dialect writers continued to be assisted by the Société de Littérature Wallonne, with its associations and publishing centres at Liège, Namur, Mons, La Louvière, Nivelles, and Brussels.
He says he can't help but compare the treatment of white writers attempting similar work with dialect, noting that Stephen Kelman's Pigeon English – about a 10-year-old pulled into the world of Peckham gangs – was shortlisted for the 2011 Booker prize, and became a play.
Julia's profound technical knowledge combined with an intellectual and emotional understanding of both text and dialogue, and musicality (she was an accomplished oboe player and singer) to give her mastery over her field; and she helped gain greater recognition for the work of dialect coaches within the British film industry.
Later she wrote: "He had gathered emotion, the driving force he needed from his life among the people, and it was the working in dialect that set free his style".
"Stage actors tend to go from play to play to play, so they often don't have enough time to work on dialects.
"He was trying not to appear too privileged, not appear like he was an upper-class snob," said Hemsworth, who worked with dialect coach Gerry Grennell, drilling word lists and listening to audio of the real race car driver.
The weekend after we meet, Moss is due to begin work with her dialect coach, to help dust off her kiwi accent: she tends to wipe clean after she is done with a part.
Whitaker You work on the dialect, the movement, the aging, being a butler.
But on 'Blow,' the film I did with Johnny Depp, I had to work with a dialect coach, and I felt very restricted.
