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American Tongues

American Tongues

1987 0h 57m · Documentary · ★ 8.0

American Tongues

A film about the way we talk

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)

Director Louis Alvarez

Director Andrew Kolker

Writer Anderson Ferrell

Writer Lora Myers

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Status Released

Original Language en

Budget $0

Revenue $0

Keywords

dialect linguistics