Language A to Z. Episode 15, O for Oldsters in Cartoons Episode 15, O for Oldsters in Cartoons.

Streaming video - 2020

There's a lot to learn about language from cartoons. In this episode, find out how depictions of older people in American cartoons used to reflect the distinction between how people speak in the country versus the city. Also, hear this idea at work through a 1960s study about local accents on Martha's Vineyard.

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Education films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses 2020.
2023.
Language
English
Other Authors
The Great Courses (film director), John McWhorter (actor)
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
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Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (15 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).