The language of empire

Bragg, Melvyn, 1939- (Added Author). Bee, Robert. (Added Author). London Weekend Television, ltd. (Added Author).

Summary: Explores how the British Empire exported its language around the globe and how different forms of speech and vocabulary, as well as different attitudes to English, developed out of colonial expansion. Rich variations of dialect, accent, and slang are heard in many samples from India, the Caribbean, and Australia.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording (DVD)
videodisc
1 videodisc (51 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: London : LWT, 2003 ; Princeton, NJ : Films Media Group [distributor] ; Vancouver, BC : Image Media [distributor], 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced in 2003 by London Weekend Television.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. To market, to market -- 2. From class to caste -- 3. Cruising to the Caribbean -- 4. Colonizing with convicts down under -- 5. An English epidemic -- 6. Currying favor.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Eligible B.C. post-secondary institutions only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, producer, Bob Bee; series producer, Melvyn Bragg.
Participant or Performer Note:	Presenter, Melvyn Bragg.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available as streaming video file.
Language Note:	Close captioned.