American Tongues

American Tongues (1987)

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Documentary
  • Runtime

    0h 57m

  • Language

    EN

  • Production Countries

    United States of America

  • Release Date

    1987-06-24

Overview

Rich in humor and regional color, this sometimes hilarious film uses the prism of language to reveal our attitudes about the way other people speak. From Boston Brahmins to Black Louisiana teenagers, from Texas cowboys to New York professionals, American Tongues elicits funny, perceptive, sometimes shocking, and always telling comments on American English in all its diversity. (PBS)

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