Documentary 06/24/1987 57m

American Tongues (1987)

"A film about the way we talk"

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Overview

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)

Louis Alvarez

Director

Andrew Kolker

Director

Lora Myers

Writer

Anderson Ferrell

Writer