Many Tongues Called English, One World Language

The Adventure of English Season 1 Episode 8

Overview:
The concluding episode looks at how in the 20th century the rise of America as an industrial power has made it the driving force behind the global spread of English. The English language is now used by more people than ever before in history. As cultural influences affect the way people use English and new words come into everyday use, how does the Oxford English dictionary – the greatest repository of the language – keep up with developments.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : Melvyn Bragg

Release Date : 2003-11-27

Duration : 65 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 1)

Birth of a Language
1. Birth of a Language
English Goes Underground
2. English Goes Underground
The Battle for the Language of the Bible
3. The Battle for the Language of the Bible
This Earth, This Realm, This England
4. This Earth, This Realm, This England
English in America
5. English in America
Speaking Proper
6. Speaking Proper
The Language of Empire
7. The Language of Empire
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8. Many Tongues Called English, One World Language


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