The story of English. The guid Scots tongue / a BBC TV co-production with MacNeil-Lehrer Productions in association with WNET ; producer, William Cran ; series writer, Robert McCrum ; host & co-writer, Robert MacNeil.
Story of English (Television program) Story of English (Television program)
Notes:
Hosted by Robert MacNeil. Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS television mini-series, The story of English in 1986. Title from disc label. Originally broadcast as a single episode of a series on PBS television in 1986.
Contents:
Birth of the Scots tongue -- English/Scottish integration -- Scottish/Irish division and unity -- Scots-Irish in the New World -- Mid-American expansion -- Highland Scots -- Scottish literature and national pride.
Summary:
Shows the effect the Scots had on the English language in Britain and on the spread and sound of English in the United States and Canada. Traces the Scottish influence from embattled Northern Ireland to the American mountain region of Appalachia.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)166331760
Locations:
PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)
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