The Resource The language of empire, written and presented by Melvyn Bragg, (videorecording)
The language of empire, written and presented by Melvyn Bragg, (videorecording)
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- Summary
- "This enhanced DVD 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."--Container
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- DVD edition.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (52 min.)
- Note
- Public performance rights
- Contents
-
- To market, to market
- From class to caste
- Cruising to the Caribbean
- Colonizing with convicts down under
- An English epidemic
- Currying favor
- Label
- The language of empire
- Title
- The language of empire
- Statement of responsibility
- written and presented by Melvyn Bragg
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "This enhanced DVD 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."--Container
- Cataloging source
- ZWC
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Dewey number
- 420.9
- Language note
- Closed captioned
- LC call number
- PE1075
- LC item number
- .L243 2004
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1939-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Bragg, Melvyn
- Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
- Runtime
- 52
- Series statement
- Adventure of English--500 A.D. to 2000 A.D.
- Series volume
- [7]
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- English language
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- The language of empire, written and presented by Melvyn Bragg, (videorecording)
- Note
- Public performance rights
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- To market, to market -- From class to caste -- Cruising to the Caribbean -- Colonizing with convicts down under -- An English epidemic -- Currying favor
- Control code
- ocm56492612
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- DVD edition.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (52 min.)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Note
- 420.9 L269 ; P ; XX-D ; 1 DVD/1 AW ; SA ; Col. ; CC ; PPR ; D01Z ; OS0910 (wjm)
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 33223
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 56492612
- (Sirsi) 56492612
- (OCoLC)56492612
- System details
- DVD
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- The language of empire, written and presented by Melvyn Bragg, (videorecording)
- Note
- Public performance rights
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- To market, to market -- From class to caste -- Cruising to the Caribbean -- Colonizing with convicts down under -- An English epidemic -- Currying favor
- Control code
- ocm56492612
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- DVD edition.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (52 min.)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Note
- 420.9 L269 ; P ; XX-D ; 1 DVD/1 AW ; SA ; Col. ; CC ; PPR ; D01Z ; OS0910 (wjm)
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 33223
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 56492612
- (Sirsi) 56492612
- (OCoLC)56492612
- System details
- DVD
- Video recording format
- DVD
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