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French and Spanish languages. Key works examined include The New England Primer
and Webster's The American Spelling Book.
First released: [London] : London Weekend Television, c2003.
DVD.
[SPEAKING PROPER] [VIDEORECORDING] / PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY NIGEL WATTIS ;
[WRITTEN AND PRESENTED BY] MELVYN BRAGG.
Off-air recording of the SBS program broadcast 13/02/05. Copied under Part 5A of
the Copyright Act 1968.
Close captioned for the hearing-impaired.
Colour recording system: PAL ; Region 4.
Title supplied by cataloguer.
'An LTW Production.' 'Granada.'
Script editor, Simon Cherry; editor, Tony Webb.
The story of English continues through the 18th and 19th centuries, from
attempts at reforming and standardising the tongue in the Age of Reason to the
soaring verse of Romanticism and the verbal prudishness of the Victorian era.
Linguistic milestones are highlighted by original editions of critical texts,
including Newton's Opticks, Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language,
Thomas Sheridan's British Education, and George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion.
Discusses other key figures, including Jonathan Swift, Robert Burns, Jane Austen,
and William Wordsworth.
First released: [London] : London Weekend Television, c2003.
DVD.
[THE LANGUAGE OF EMPIRE] [VIDEORECORDING] / PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY ROBERT BEE
; [WRITTEN AND PRESENTED BY] MELVYN BRAGG.
Off-air recording of the SBS program broadcast 20/02/05. Copied under Part 5A of
the Copyright Act 1968.
Close captioned for the hearing-impaired.
Colour recording system: PAL ; Region 4.
Title supplied by cataloguer.
'An LTW Production.' 'Granada.'
Script editor, Simon Cherry; editor, Mark Manning.
This episode illustrates how some of the many words have entered English by way
of colonial expansion - words such as, "Amok," "boomerang," "bungalow," "bangle,
" "dumdum," "plonk," "assassin". It examines how the British Empire exported
its language around the globe; and how colonial expansion contributed to the
development of different forms of speech and vocabulary. Discusses the different
attitudes to English and the rich variations of dialect, accent, and slang which
can be heard in former British colonies from around the globe - India, the
Caribbean and Australia.
First released: [London] : London Weekend Television, c2003.
DVD.
[MANY TONGUES CALLED ENGLISH, ONE WORLD LANGUAGE] [VIDEORECORDING] / PRODUCED
AND DIRECTED BY NIGEL WATTIS ; [WRITTEN AND PRESENTED BY] MELVYN BRAGG.
Off-air recording of the SBS program broadcast 27/02/05. Copied under Part 5A of
the Copyright Act 1968.
Close captioned for the hearing-impaired.
Colour recording system: PAL ; Region 4.
Title supplied by cataloguer.
'An LTW Production.' 'Granada.'
Script editor, Simon Cherry; editor, Tony Webb.
Explores how America's rise as an economic power made it the driving force
behind the spread of English in the 20th century. A world tour illustrates how
English has mixed with other languages - from "Franglais" in France to
"Singlish" in Singapore. Illustrates also how the dollar's power, coupled with
the lure of consumerism, has made English the international trade language.
Bringing it full circle, host Melvyn Bragg returns to the British Isles to
survey English as it is spoken now, measuring the influence of American slang
and vocabulary from other languages.
First released: [London] : London Weekend Television, c2003.