• 1986
  • 1h
The Story of English

Summary A history of the English language from its early beginnings to present day English in all its variations. View more details

  • 1986
  • 1h

The Story of English

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Alistair Cooke Robert MacNeil J.L. Dillard Siaka Stevens

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8.9

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Sep 21, 1986

Countries of origin : United States United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Thirteen / WNET MacNeil-Lehrer Productions

Summary A history of the English language from its early beginnings to present day English in all its variations. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Sep 21, 1986

Countries of origin : United States United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Thirteen / WNET MacNeil-Lehrer Productions

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The Story of English (1986)

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Episode 1 • Sep 21, 1986
An English Speaking World
Explores the development of modern English and shows how English has become the language of choice for international business, diplomacy, and popular culture.
Episode 2 • Sep 28, 1986
The Mother Tongue
Traces the history of the language in terms of successive invasions of the British Isles, from the Anglo-Saxons through the Norman French in 1066.
Episode 3 • Oct 05, 1986
A Muse Of Fire
Demonstrates the far-reaching effects of the English of Shakespeare and the King James Bible.
Episode 4 • Oct 12, 1986
The Guid Scots Tongue
Follows the thread of the Gaelic tongue as it is practiced by the Scottish, following the influx of the Scots into Ireland beginning with the reign of James I, and the subsequent influence of Scottish influence on English.
Episode 5 • Oct 19, 1986
'Pioneers, O Pioneers!'
Examines various theories about American English from the Revolutionary War through the 1920s. And it also features a discussion about Canadian English.
Episode 6 • Oct 26, 1986
Black on White
Examines the origins of Black English, beginning with the influx of Africans to the American continent caused by the slave trade.
Episode 7 • Nov 09, 1986
The Muvver Tongue
Discusses Cockney English and its influence on Australian and New Zealand English.
Episode 8 • Nov 16, 1986
The Loaded Weapon
Treats the Irish question in terms of its spoken and written word and the long-standing political tensions between Ireland and Great Britain.
Episode 9 • Nov 23, 1986
Next Year's Words
Explores the direction that many language scholars believe the English vernacular is heading.
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