American Tongues (1987)
57m
Running Time
June 24, 1987Release Date
Plot.
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)
Where to Watch.
FreeCurrently American Tongues is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Andrew Kolker
Director
Polly Holliday
Narrator
Anderson Ferrell
Writer
Molly Ivins
Self
Robert Klein
Self
Lora Myers
Writer
Trey Wilson
Narrrator
Louis Alvarez
Director
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
dialect
linguistics
Wiki.
American Tongues is a 1988 sociolinguistic documentary examining American English dialects and accents and perceptions thereof.
It was produced and directed by Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker. The Center for New American Media won a Peabody Award for the film in 1987. It aired on the first season of the PBS series POV in 1988.
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