American tongues / The Center of New American Media presents ; a videotape by Andrew Kolker and Louis Alvarez.

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Anybody who lives in the U.S. knows the clichés about how people in the various parts of the country handle the English language. American tongues explores the impact of these linguistic attitudes. It is in use in colleges, universities, corporate training offices, military installations, TESL class...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Center for New American Media (Presenter, Production company, Publisher)
Other Authors: Kolker, Andrew (Film director, Film producer)
Alvarez, Louis (Film director, Film producer)
Dr. John, 1941-2019 (composer (expression))
Wilson, Trey (Narrator)
Holliday, Polly, 1937- (Narrator)
Ivins, Molly (on-screen participant.)
Klein, Robert, 1942- (on-screen participant.)
Wolfram, Walt, 1941- (Commentator)
Cassidy, Frederic G., 1907-2000 (Commentator)
McDavid, Raven I., Jr. (Raven Ioor), 1911-1984
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English captions.
Published: [Brooklyn, New York] : [The Center for New American Media], [1988]
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > United States.
English language > Dialects > United States > Public opinion.
English language > Dialects > Variation > United States.
Dialectology.
Americanisms.
Ethnic groups > United States.
English language > Dialects.
Ethnic groups.
United States.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (57 min.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
American tongues : linguistic attitudes in the U.S.
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Anybody who lives in the U.S. knows the clichés about how people in the various parts of the country handle the English language. American tongues explores the impact of these linguistic attitudes. It is in use in colleges, universities, corporate training offices, military installations, TESL classes, and other institutions to help students and workers hear examples of regional speech and attitudes and relate them to their own lives. Some of the points included are profiles of a number of linguistic communities, including the remarkable relic area of Tangier Island, Virginia; a survey of American linguistic prejudice (regional, social, racial); the role of the mass media in fostering stereotypes; opinions and examples of Black English (Ebonics); and how accents in one locale can differ by social class.
Note:Originally produced as a documentary film in 1988.
Call Number:PE2841 .A84 1988 Online
Credits:Directors, Louis Alvarez, Andy Kolker ; executive producers, Louis Alvarez, Andy Kolker ; music, Mack Rabinack (Dr. John), Lou Marini, George Davis ; principle advisers, Walt Wolfram, Frederic Cassidy, Raven McDavid ; a production of The Center of New American Media.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator: Trey Wilson, Polly Holliday ; participants: Molly Ivins, Robert Klein, Walt Wolfram, Frederic Cassidy.
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from title frames (Kanopy, viewed March 5, 2020).