The Empire strikes back
Description
Will standard English, as it was known in the 20th century, disappear? Will English continue as the global tongue, or will its numerous varieties become, as offshoots of Latin did, a host of mutually unintelligible languages? This classic PBS program features new varieties of English that have transcended British and American influence. The program focuses on some of the most successful examples of "New English," including Jamaican creole, the English of India, and the pidgin of Melanesia, brought to Papua New Guinea by maritime trade. The program concludes with the possibility that the world's first global language will endure alongside its unrecognizable descendants.
Runtime
59 min
Series
Subjects
- Social structure (572)
- Culture (254)
- Social change (532)
- English language (787)
- Language and languages (158)
- Linguistics (60)
- Social ecology (250)
- Urbanization (175)
- Literature (399)
- Communication (1217)
- Population policy (78)
- Rural-urban migration (144)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2007], c1986
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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