Documentary · United States of America · 1987 · 57m

American Tongues

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Director
Louis AlvarezAndrew Kolker
Cast
Crew
Anderson Ferrell — Writer Lora Myers — Writer
Tagline

A film about the way we talk

Synopsis

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)

Mood & Themes
dialectlinguistics
Key Collaborators
Louis Alvarez Director Andrew Kolker Director Anderson Ferrell Writer Lora Myers Writer
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