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American Tongues is a 1988 sociolinguistic documentary examining American English dialects and accents and perceptions thereof.
American Tongues | |
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Directed by | Louis Alvarez Andy Kolker |
Starring | Molly Ivins Robert Klein Trey Wilson |
Narrated by | Polly Holliday |
Music by | Dr. John |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Louis Alvarez Andy Kolker |
Running time | 56 minutes |
Production company | Center for New American Media |
Original release | |
Release | July 5, 1988 |
It was produced and directed by Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker. The Center for New American Media won a Peabody Award for the film in 1987. It aired on the first season of the PBS series POV in 1988.
External links
edit- American Tongues at IMDb
- American Tongues at the Center for New American Media