American Tongues

American Tongues

American Tongues


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0h 57m 1987 HD

Watch American Tongues at FMovies. 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)

American Tongues (1987)
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