American Tongues (POV episode 1) (1988)

American Tongues (POV episode 1) (1988)

Sociolinguistics--United States

English language--20th century

United States

Part 1

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Part 2

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Part 3

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Part 4

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Part 5

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Part 6

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Part 7

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Part 8

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Part 9

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Part 10

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Content description from Wikipedia.org (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_POV_(TV_series)_episodes):

Rich in humor and regional color, this sometimes hilarious film uses the prism of language to reveal our attitudes about the way other people speak. From Boston Brahmins to Black Louisiana teenagers, from Texas cowboys to New York professionals, American Tongues elicits funny, perceptive, sometimes shocking, and always telling comments on American English in all its diversity.

Ephemera: none available

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TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape

Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker (directors)

Trey Wilson (narrrator)

Dr. John (music)

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Center for New American Media (CNAM)

1988 July 5