American Tongues
- 1987 ----- color ----- 56 min ----- vhs
- Examines the attitudes Americans have about their speech and how those attitudes reflect larger cultural issues. Presents an overview of American regional English, a look at racial and class differences in speech, the role of the popular media in creating perceptions and a brief lexicon of some unusual American regionalisms.
- Topics: (Anthropology, English, Linguistics, United States)
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