The Muvver Tongue (The Story of English episode 7) (1986)
Title
The Muvver Tongue (The Story of English episode 7) (1986)
Subject
Linguistics--History
English language--Pronunciation
URL
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Description
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In the 19th century, English spread throughout the British Empire—but which English? This classic PBS program traces the roots of white Commonwealth English to Cockney, the language of London’s working class. Explaining the influence of Cockney on modern, standardized speech, the program shows how, in fact, the accents of BBC English are gradually becoming modified by Cockney speech characteristics like the glottal stop. Resemblances between the accents of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and the Falkland Islands are also explored, highlighting major aspects of the colonial language—along with traces of aboriginal tongues nearly eclipsed by English.
Ephemera: none available
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In the 19th century, English spread throughout the British Empire—but which English? This classic PBS program traces the roots of white Commonwealth English to Cockney, the language of London’s working class. Explaining the influence of Cockney on modern, standardized speech, the program shows how, in fact, the accents of BBC English are gradually becoming modified by Cockney speech characteristics like the glottal stop. Resemblances between the accents of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and the Falkland Islands are also explored, highlighting major aspects of the colonial language—along with traces of aboriginal tongues nearly eclipsed by English.
Ephemera: none available
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
William Cran (director)
Robert MacNeil (writer)
Robert McCrum (writer)
William Cran (writer)
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Company (PBS)
British Broadcasting Company (BBC)
Date
1986 November 10
Citation
“The Muvver Tongue (The Story of English episode 7) (1986),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/169.