The Resource Do you speak American?, producer & director, William Cran ; writers, William Cran & Robert MacNeil ; producer, Christopher Buchanan ; a MacNeil/Lehrer & Paladin InVision Production with Thirteen/WNET New York in association with KLRU Austin, Texas
Do you speak American?, producer & director, William Cran ; writers, William Cran & Robert MacNeil ; producer, Christopher Buchanan ; a MacNeil/Lehrer & Paladin InVision Production with Thirteen/WNET New York in association with KLRU Austin, Texas
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- Summary
- Examines sociolinguistic questions and the dynamic state of American English, a language rich in regional variety, strong in global impact, and steeped in cultural controversy. Episode one discusses linguistic dialect zones, the tension between prescriptivism and descriptivism, the impact of dialect on grapholect, the northern cities vowel shift, the roots of African-American English, minority linguistic profiling, biases against nonstandard speech, and the general perception of the U.S. Midland dialect as "normal American." Looks at hip-hop street talk, IM slang, Pittsburghese, and Gullah and Geechee. Episode two reviews Southern dialects and accents and the influences of French and Spanish on American English. Examines regional differences in vernacular, the steady displacement of Southern coastal dialect by inland dialect, the accents of JFK and LBJ, and the Texas border town of El Cenizo, where Spanish is the official language. Episode three looks at Spanglish, Chicano, Ebonics, and "Surfer Dude." Discusses the implications of voice-activation technology, opinions on the role of Spanish in the U.S., why teens create their own language, gay self-empowerment by redefining discriminatory terms, the oo-fronting sound shift, and whether technology will reinforce or weaken racial and regional stereotypes
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 3 videodiscs (171 min.)
- Note
-
- Episode numeration from menu screen; episode titles from container
- Special features: Discs 1-3. Enhanced DVD-ROM
- Films for the Humanities & Sciences: 33887 (Up North)
- Films for the Humanities & Sciences: 33888 (Down South)
- Films for the Humanities & Sciences: 33889 (Out West)
- Contents
-
- Episode 1.
- Up North
- (57 min.). Pronunciation in New England and NYC -- Prescriptivism vs. descriptivism -- Rosa can't speak English -- What is standard English? -- Folk perceptions of dialects -- Written English -- Language change? -- African-American English in Detroit -- Dialect in schooling -- Hip-hop
- Episode 2.
- Down South
- (57 min.). Appalachian English -- Sounding country -- Cajun English -- Cowboy talk -- African-American English in Texas -- Texas town names and Kinky Friedman -- Languages and politics -- South to the border
- Episode 3.
- Out West
- (57 min.). Spanglish and Chicano -- African-American English in California -- Movies and California prestige -- Valley girl and surfer dude -- Other forms of "board-speak" -- Language and social identity -- Computer voices -- In the Stanford lab -- Up to Seattle
- Label
- Do you speak American?
- Title
- Do you speak American?
- Statement of responsibility
- producer & director, William Cran ; writers, William Cran & Robert MacNeil ; producer, Christopher Buchanan ; a MacNeil/Lehrer & Paladin InVision Production with Thirteen/WNET New York in association with KLRU Austin, Texas
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Examines sociolinguistic questions and the dynamic state of American English, a language rich in regional variety, strong in global impact, and steeped in cultural controversy. Episode one discusses linguistic dialect zones, the tension between prescriptivism and descriptivism, the impact of dialect on grapholect, the northern cities vowel shift, the roots of African-American English, minority linguistic profiling, biases against nonstandard speech, and the general perception of the U.S. Midland dialect as "normal American." Looks at hip-hop street talk, IM slang, Pittsburghese, and Gullah and Geechee. Episode two reviews Southern dialects and accents and the influences of French and Spanish on American English. Examines regional differences in vernacular, the steady displacement of Southern coastal dialect by inland dialect, the accents of JFK and LBJ, and the Texas border town of El Cenizo, where Spanish is the official language. Episode three looks at Spanglish, Chicano, Ebonics, and "Surfer Dude." Discusses the implications of voice-activation technology, opinions on the role of Spanish in the U.S., why teens create their own language, gay self-empowerment by redefining discriminatory terms, the oo-fronting sound shift, and whether technology will reinforce or weaken racial and regional stereotypes
- Cataloging source
- VA@
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Do you speak American? (Television program)
- Credits note
- Cameraman, Allan Palmer ; editor, Joe Frost ; composer, Paul Foss
- Language note
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- Close-captioned
- With optional English subtitles
- PerformerNote
- Reporter: Robert MacNeil
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1931-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Cran, William
- Buchanan, Christopher
- MacNeil, Robert
- MacNeil/Lehrer Productions
- Paladin InVision, Ltd
- WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
- KLRU (Television station : Austin, Tex.)
- Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
- Runtime
- 171
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- English language
- English language
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- Do you speak American?, producer & director, William Cran ; writers, William Cran & Robert MacNeil ; producer, Christopher Buchanan ; a MacNeil/Lehrer & Paladin InVision Production with Thirteen/WNET New York in association with KLRU Austin, Texas
- Note
-
- Episode numeration from menu screen; episode titles from container
- Special features: Discs 1-3. Enhanced DVD-ROM
- Films for the Humanities & Sciences: 33887 (Up North)
- Films for the Humanities & Sciences: 33888 (Down South)
- Films for the Humanities & Sciences: 33889 (Out West)
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Episode 1.
- Up North
- (57 min.). Pronunciation in New England and NYC -- Prescriptivism vs. descriptivism -- Rosa can't speak English -- What is standard English? -- Folk perceptions of dialects -- Written English -- Language change? -- African-American English in Detroit -- Dialect in schooling -- Hip-hop
- Episode 2.
- Down South
- (57 min.). Appalachian English -- Sounding country -- Cajun English -- Cowboy talk -- African-American English in Texas -- Texas town names and Kinky Friedman -- Languages and politics -- South to the border
- Episode 3.
- Out West
- (57 min.). Spanglish and Chicano -- African-American English in California -- Movies and California prestige -- Valley girl and surfer dude -- Other forms of "board-speak" -- Language and social identity -- Computer voices -- In the Stanford lab -- Up to Seattle
- Control code
- 57761097
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 3 videodiscs (171 min.)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Note
- Colby: Public Performance Rights purchased
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
-
- 33887
- 33888
- 33889
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD format
- Terms governing use
- Colby: Public Performance Rights purchased
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- Do you speak American?, producer & director, William Cran ; writers, William Cran & Robert MacNeil ; producer, Christopher Buchanan ; a MacNeil/Lehrer & Paladin InVision Production with Thirteen/WNET New York in association with KLRU Austin, Texas
- Note
-
- Episode numeration from menu screen; episode titles from container
- Special features: Discs 1-3. Enhanced DVD-ROM
- Films for the Humanities & Sciences: 33887 (Up North)
- Films for the Humanities & Sciences: 33888 (Down South)
- Films for the Humanities & Sciences: 33889 (Out West)
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Episode 1.
- Up North
- (57 min.). Pronunciation in New England and NYC -- Prescriptivism vs. descriptivism -- Rosa can't speak English -- What is standard English? -- Folk perceptions of dialects -- Written English -- Language change? -- African-American English in Detroit -- Dialect in schooling -- Hip-hop
- Episode 2.
- Down South
- (57 min.). Appalachian English -- Sounding country -- Cajun English -- Cowboy talk -- African-American English in Texas -- Texas town names and Kinky Friedman -- Languages and politics -- South to the border
- Episode 3.
- Out West
- (57 min.). Spanglish and Chicano -- African-American English in California -- Movies and California prestige -- Valley girl and surfer dude -- Other forms of "board-speak" -- Language and social identity -- Computer voices -- In the Stanford lab -- Up to Seattle
- Control code
- 57761097
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 3 videodiscs (171 min.)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Note
- Colby: Public Performance Rights purchased
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
-
- 33887
- 33888
- 33889
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD format
- Terms governing use
- Colby: Public Performance Rights purchased
- Video recording format
- DVD
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