

American Tongues
A film about the way we talk
8.0(3)198757m1
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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- TVDiscovery Channel24 Jun 1987
- TVPBS "POV"5 Jul 1988
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American Tongues was released on 24 June 1987.
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