The Story of English (1986)

Genres - Historical Film  |   Run Time - 60 min.  |   Countries - United Kingdom, United States  |  
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Synopsis by Laura Mahnken

Story of English is a nine-part series devoted to studying the history and development of the English language. "Part Nine: Next Year's Words: A Look Into the Future" explores the direction that many language scholars believe the English vernacular is heading. Could the English language suffer the same fate as Latin? Hosted by Robert MacNeil of The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour.

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history, language, linguistics