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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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

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