The adventure of English, 500 A.D. to 2000 A.D. [videorecording] / written and presented by Melvyn Bragg.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: FFH 33209-K | Films for the Humanities and SciencesFFH 33210-K | Films for the Humanities and SciencesFFH 33211-K | Films for the Humanities and SciencesFFH 33212-K | Films for the Humanities and SciencesFFH 33213-K | Films for the Humanities and SciencesFFH 33214-K | Films for the Humanities and SciencesFFH 33215-K | Films for the Humanities and SciencesFFH 33216-K | Films for the Humanities and SciencesSeries: The adventure of english: 500 A.D. to 2000 A.DPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2004.Description: 8 videodiscs ( 52 min. each) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s):
Contents:
V. 1 Birth of a language (52 min.) -- v. 2. English goes underground (52 min.) -- v. 3. The battle for the language of the Bible (52 min.) -- v. 4. "This Earth, This Realm, This England" (52 min.) -- v. 5. English in America (52 min.) -- v. 6. Speaking proper (52 min.) -- v. 7. The language of empire (52 min.) -- v. 8. Many tongues called English, one world language (52 min.)
Summary: "What started as a minor Germanic dialect spoken by the Saxons became perhaps England's greatest export... [T]his eight-part enhanced DVD series tells the story of how English became a global language. Along the way, each episode uses location footage, rare manuscripts, linguistic experts, and fascinating etymologies to chart the growth of English, its encounters with other languages, its history, and its far-reaching influence."--Container.
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Visual Materials Visual Materials Nash Library Lobby DVD boxes DVD 74 (2) 1 Available 33710001014856
Visual Materials Visual Materials Nash Library Lobby DVD boxes DVD 74 (3) 1 Available 33710001014864
Visual Materials Visual Materials Nash Library Lobby DVD boxes DVD 74 (4) 1 Available 33710001014872
Visual Materials Visual Materials Nash Library Lobby DVD boxes DVD 74 (5) 1 Available 33710001014880
Visual Materials Visual Materials Nash Library Lobby DVD boxes DVD 74 (6) 1 Available 33710001014898
Visual Materials Visual Materials Nash Library Lobby DVD boxes DVD 74 (7) 1 Available 33710001014906
Visual Materials Visual Materials Nash Library Lobby DVD boxes DVD 74 (8) 1 Available 33710001014914
Visual Materials Visual Materials Nash Library Lobby DVD boxes DVD 74 (1) 1 Available 33710001014849

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V. 1 Birth of a language (52 min.) -- v. 2. English goes underground (52 min.) -- v. 3. The battle for the language of the Bible (52 min.) -- v. 4. "This Earth, This Realm, This England" (52 min.) -- v. 5. English in America (52 min.) -- v. 6. Speaking proper (52 min.) -- v. 7. The language of empire (52 min.) -- v. 8. Many tongues called English, one world language (52 min.)

"What started as a minor Germanic dialect spoken by the Saxons became perhaps England's greatest export... [T]his eight-part enhanced DVD series tells the story of how English became a global language. Along the way, each episode uses location footage, rare manuscripts, linguistic experts, and fascinating etymologies to chart the growth of English, its encounters with other languages, its history, and its far-reaching influence."--Container.