The Story of English Next Year's Words (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV Episode | Documentary

The Story of English

Next Year's Words (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV Episode | Documentary

Will standard English, as it was known in the 20th century, disappear? Will English continue as the global tongue, or will its numerous varieties become, as offshoots of Latin did, a host of mutually unintelligible languages? This classic ...See moreWill standard English, as it was known in the 20th century, disappear? Will English continue as the global tongue, or will its numerous varieties become, as offshoots of Latin did, a host of mutually unintelligible languages? This classic PBS program features new varieties of English that have transcended British and American influence. The program focuses on some of the most successful examples of "New English," including Jamaican creole, the English of India, and the pidgin of Melanesia, brought to Papua New Guinea by maritime trade. The program concludes with the possibility that the world's first global language will endure alongside its unrecognizable descendants. See less

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Name	Known for
Robert MacNeil Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Hamlet (2000)
Chris Rose Self - Agriculturist, Papua New Guinea Self - Agriculturist, Papua New Guinea See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
J.L. Dillard Self - Creole Linguist (as Professor J.L. Dillard) Self - Creole Linguist (as Professor J.L. Dillard) See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Siaka Stevens Self - President, Sierra Leone Self - President, Sierra Leone See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Eldred Jones Self - Compiler of Krio-English Dictionary (as Professor Eldred Jones) Self - Compiler of Krio-English Dictionary (as Professor Eldred Jones) See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Michael Garfield Self - Sugar Cane Cutter Self - Sugar Cane Cutter See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Winston Daniel Self - Sugar Cane Cutter Self - Sugar Cane Cutter See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Eddie Edghill Self - Sugar Plantation Owner Self - Sugar Plantation Owner See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Mervyn Morris Self - Creole Linguist (as Professor Mervyn Morris) Self - Creole Linguist (as Professor Mervyn Morris) See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Hubert Devonish Self - Creole Linguist (as Dr Hubert Devonish) Self - Creole Linguist (as Dr Hubert Devonish) See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Edward Brathwaite Self - Jamaican Poet Self - Jamaican Poet See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Desmond Johnson Self - Dub Poet Self - Dub Poet See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Mohammed Ajeeb Self - Mayor of Bradford Self - Mayor of Bradford See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Ananda Lal Self - Teacher of Indian English (as Professor Lal) Self - Teacher of Indian English (as Professor Lal) See fewer	The Story of English (1986)

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