The Global tongue
Subtitle: English
By: BBC, the Open University ; producer, Paul Manners
Contributors: Hall, Stuart, 1932-; Crystal, David, 1941-; Meinhof, Ulrike Hanna; Tuerk, Penny; Das, Shobha; Rampton, Ben, 1953-; Marcus, Jonathan; Armstrong, Peter; Vittachi, Anuradha; Open University; British Broadcasting Corporation; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Series: SOC 100 (NU course)
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 25
Subjects: English language; International Communication; Intercultural communication; Language and culture; Universal Language; Popular culture; American influences; Influence; Television; Social aspects; Advertising; Internet
Other titles: English language
Description: English is now the dominant language spoken by over a billion people with nearly as many speaking English as a second language as there are native speakers. This program looks at the different contexts and countries in which the English language dominates education, pop music, advertising, and the Internet. It explores the pros and cons of this dominance and the ways in which it is actually changing the English language.
Notes: Camera, Pete Tibble ; editor, Martin Johnson.

Stuart Hall, David Crystal, Ulrike Meinhof, Penny Tuerk, Shobha Das, Ben Rampton, Jonathan Marcus, Peter ARmstrong, Anuradha Vittachi.

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