Language A to Z. Episode 15, O for Oldsters in Cartoons.
Language A to Z. Episode 15, O for Oldsters in Cartoons.
- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (15 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Title from title frames. Film In Process Record.
John McWhorter
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 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.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English
13413211 Kanopy
Anthropology.
Linguistics.
History, Ancient.
Mass media.
Second language acquisition.
History, Modern.
Sociology.
Foreign study.
Education films.
Title from title frames. Film In Process Record.
John McWhorter
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 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.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English
13413211 Kanopy
Anthropology.
Linguistics.
History, Ancient.
Mass media.
Second language acquisition.
History, Modern.
Sociology.
Foreign study.
Education films.