American tongues / The Center for New American Media presents ; a videotape [sic] by Andrew Kolker and Louis Alvarez.

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A documentary about the way people talk in the United States. Portrays some of the regional, social, and ethnic differences in American speech, and the attitudes that people have about these differences.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Center for New American Media
Other Authors: Kolker, Andrew
Alvarez, Louis
Wilson, Trey
Language:English
Published: New York : Center for New American Media, [2007?], ©1987.
Edition:[No dot version].
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > United States.
English language > Dialects > United States > Public opinion.
Dialectology.
Americanisms.
Ethnic groups > United States.
Documentary films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc ( approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (18 pages).
Variant Title:
American tongues : a film about the way we talk.
Format: Video DVD

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