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The Story of English. The Loaded Weapon

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Originally broadcast as a single episode of a series on PBS television in 1986.
English and Irish in conflict -- The decline of Gaelic -- Irish ascendancy -- The rise of Irish-English -- Irish Emigration and return -- Gaelic revival.
Investigates the Irish influence on both the English and American dialects. Shows that in acquiring English as a second language, the Irish invested the tongue with certain seventeenth-century Irish characteristics.
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Story of English (Television program)

LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Closed captioned.

PUBLISHED
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: 1 videodisc (59 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

SUBJECTS
English language -- History.
English language -- Etymology.
English language -- Ireland -- History.
Documentary videos.
Films for the hearing impaired.