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Title:
Many tongues called English, one world language [videorecording] / written and presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
Copyright Date:
c2004
Description:
1 videodisc (51 min.) sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject:
English language--History.
Other Authors:
Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Summary:
"This menu-powered DVD explores how America's rise as an economic power made it the driving force behind the spread of English in the 20th century. A world tour illustrates how English has mixed with other languages - from "Franglais" in France to "Singlish" in Singapore - and how the dollar's power, coupled with the lure of consumerism, has made English the international trade language. Bringing it full circle, host Melvyn Bragg returns to the British Isles to survey English as it is spoken now, measuring the influence of American slang and vocabulary from other languages." --Container.
Series:
The adventure of English: 500 A.D. to 2000 A.D. ; [8]
OCLC:
(OCoLC)56492614
Locations:
OTAX626 -- Wilcox Library (Oskaloosa)

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