The English Language

6. North America - U. S. A. & Canada














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Continued from previous, page 5. The Celts - Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Isle of Man

 
 
North America

 
 
U. S. A.



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Do you ride British? Or Western?


Pin on Bicycling The Schwinn Phantom | 1949 to 1959 | Schwinn bike, Vintage schwinn bikes,  Bicycle

Do you ride British? Or American?



1956 Austin A30 For Sale | Car And Classic 59 Ford Galaxie 500 Fairlane Convertible bcd6_3 | Ford galaxie, Fairlane,  American classic cars

Is your car British? Or American?


 
Differences between British English and American English

Pronunciation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKEM-juLxmM

and

Pronunciation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nAnT3PASak

Differences in Spelling

1, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oKK_um-yvs

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tetrDiujy8I

 

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A Muse of Fire

 

Program 3 of 1986 documentary series The Story of English with Robert MacNeil

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9-6IzScNSo

 

 

 

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The Adventure of English

 

8-part 2003 documentary presented by Melvyn Bragg (host of BBC Radio's weekly program In Our Time)

 

Part 5. English in America

 

English spreads abroad

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HkV1w4KFHI 

 

 

Pioneers! Oh, Pioneers!

 

Episode 6 of The Story of English

 

with Robert MacNeil (1986)

 

English in North America

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBkt2mNDSZQ

 

Or in 7 clips: 

 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6a8-PaXdz8 

 

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioxGDYjvLCA&feature=relmfu 

 

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmFOqaAhRco 

 

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMvSD9N4c2c&feature=relmfu 

 

5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBTQ_W7GryE&feature=relmfu 

 

6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt6f3C3cST8&feature=relmfu 

 

7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfjIT49ge_k&feature=relmfu

 

 

 

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History of the English Language

 

Selected lectures by Seth Lerer, Stanford U., from 36 lectures recorded by the Teaching Company in 2008

 

Part III

 

Lecture 25. Beginnings of American English

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV__N8NsbZU&feature=relmfu 

 

 

 

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United States

 

National Anthem

 

Star Spangled Banner

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1MSd7dgyb0&feature=related

 

America the Beautiful

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhVjsTd4CKg&feature=related

 

 

 

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John Brown's Body

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSSn3NddwFQ 

 

John Brown (1800 – 1859)

 

Virginia Historical Society

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB_kbFAui-U&feature=related


 

Santa Fe Trail

 

1940 Hollywood movie about John Brown

 

With Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan and Raymond Massey

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKF9Cv7l13k


 

John Brown

 

PBS documentary

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOJzSAbqHHQ&feature=related


 

John Brown at Harper's Ferry

 

Documentary

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l4BftXQhUk&feature=relmfu

 

 

Battle Hymn of the Republic 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FSyyrCalQ8&feature=related\

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7-AiM3TrjA&feature=related

 

 

 

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Stephen Foster

 

1826 - 1864

 

Beautiful Dreamer

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cV_3R6L5YQ&feature=related 

 

My Old Kentucky Home

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yQu0sFykbw 

 

I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbQJISHT4ZU 

 

Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JKmJqaG4oc 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgwYmDgdpvM&feature=related 

 

Oh, Susanna!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAdc1n44RDY 

 

Camptown Races

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tuu5YtkPIo&feature=related

 

 

Harmony Lane

 

1935 Hollywood movie

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08K4toIXreY

 

 

Swanee River

 

1939 Hollywood movie

 

 

 

I Dream of Jeannie

 

1952 Hollywood movie

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08K4toIXreY

 

 

 

 

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Black on White

 

Episode 5 of The Story of English with Robert MacNeil

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UutNB2OzUjs

 

Or in 7clips:  

 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nxMRkKrEnQ 

 

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyI9j2sc8HE&feature=relmfu 

 

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC5mm4DRxTk 

 

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj8F6D16qD8 

 

5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z821WHPZ9OI 

 

6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpxNImyLGgM

 

7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rXLVW1k3OA

 

 

 

History of Immigration to the United States  

 

1946 Encyclopaedia Britannica Film

 

shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1ey1ob-b_8

 

 

 

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American Literature

 

Herman Melville

 

1819 - 1891

 

 
 

 

Herman Melville

 

Episode from the Famous Authors biographical documentary series  

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-itqLKTITk

 

 

 

 

 

Moby Dick

 

1956 movie with Gregory Peck

 

(in color)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LazXhyetrZ0

 

(in black and white)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRsyn0mn26U

 

(In color dubbed in French)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13z4l8jvbpY

 

 

Moby Dick -  The True Story

 

Documentary

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71sn-WDQoXI

 

 

Moby-Dick  

 

The Massive White Sperm Whale

 

Documentary

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y_4rnTft0A

 

 

Moby Dick

 

Discussion on the weekly Thursday BBC radio programme In Our Time hosted by Melvyn Bragg

 

With guests Bridget Bennett, Katie McGettigan and Graham Thompson

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09gzjm5

 

 

Barbed Water

 

1968 documentary about whaling narrated by Orson Welles  

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5yF13lPhUU 

 

 

The Last Days of Whaling in Sail Ships 

 

Film footage shot aboard The Viola in 1916 edited for the film Whaling Days shown on the TV show Dateline Boston on WGBH-TV in Boston, Massachusetts in 1964

 

Part 1.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWA4HDFASAo

 

Part 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_qebW9vLzI

 

 

The Story of New Bedford, Massachusetts

 

1952 documentary

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzRPELtfsL8

 

 

Into the Deep

 

America, Whaling and the World

 

2010 PBS documentary (1 hr. 38 min.)

 

Not currently available on the Internet

 

 

 

 

 

Billy Budd, Sailor

 

1962 movie by Peter Ustinov

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV4Jg--exls

 

 

 

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Moby Dick

Gregory Peck

1956

Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypUiaFTeCtA

Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1jbOjvvnPc



Billy Budd

Peter Ustinov

1962

https://kolektiva.media/w/b43ea7cb-6828-4677-952e-b5afbb9320de



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American accents
 
 
Fun Tour of American Accdents
 
Amy Walker
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

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Canada

 

 

National Anthem

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwDvF0NtgdU&feature=related

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqqSHbLUpXc

 

 

In French:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsHSVE5d3sc&feature=related

 

 

 

 

 

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Salute To The Canadian Army

 

Episode of the U. S. Army's documentary series The Big Picture

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uf9WJhvanU

 

 

 

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Differences between British and Canadian English

 

 

 

Differences between British, Canadian and American English

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Differences between British and American English


How Are British English and American English Different?

Paul Lang

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdJQdt3xkFQ



"Take a break!" - British vs. American English

Rob Woods

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egj7JLp6euk


British & American terms: The Village Tour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5LbYx5YuYM






Differences in English

British - American - Canadian


Vocabulary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI5btv2VFvk&t=870s


Part 2. Pronunciation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btuAQoPPRPY




























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