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)
Genre: Documentary
Stars:
Crew: Louis Alvarez (Director), Andrew Kolker (Director), Anderson Ferrell (Writer), Lora Myers (Writer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Center for New American Media
Runtime: 57 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 24, 1987
IMDb: 4
Keywords:dialect, linguistics
