Beyond Babel /

Beyond Babel looks at the way in which English is being adopted and adapted around the world and how its tremendous rate of growth is driven by trade, culture, politics and technology. The series also explores the impact of this globalisation on endangered languages and the relationship of English w...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Infonation (Firm), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors:	Westbury, Sally, Blythe, Ron, Fiddler, Mike, Quarshie, Hugh
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2004]
Subjects:	English language > Social aspects. English language > Political aspects. English language > Influence on foreign languages. Communication, International. Language and culture. Language, Universal. Documentary television programs. Television programs. Television programs > Great Britain. Nonfiction television programs.

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Summary:	Beyond Babel looks at the way in which English is being adopted and adapted around the world and how its tremendous rate of growth is driven by trade, culture, politics and technology. The series also explores the impact of this globalisation on endangered languages and the relationship of English with its other major linguistic competitors.
Item Description:	Videodisc release of a 2001 television production. Episode titles added by distributor. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	4 videodiscs (approximately 50 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Production Credits:	Narrator, Hugh Quarshie; camera, Paul Teverini ... [et al.]; editors, James Bicknell, Tris Harris.