Do You Speak American?

Series

Do You Speak American?

7.820051 seasonDocumentary
United States
Creator
William Cran
Year
2005

Why is the English spoken by Maine lobstermen so different from thatscene from the broadcast spoken by cowboys in Texas? Does Spanish pose a threat to English as the dominant language in America? And what on earth do yins, wickety wack, ayuh, catty whompus, and stomping it clean mean? Robert MacNeil travels cross-country to answer these questions and examine the dynamic state of American English – a language rich with regional variety, strong global impact and cultural controversy.

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Created by

William Cran

Directed by

William Cran

Written by

Robert MacNeil, William Cran

Produced by

William Cran