1 Uni vanity of North Carolina tar for Public Talaviaion. VMKv: .L f' sin it mwS? • 15 * _ ‘*-i • Tfc« Story of English" sxplorss ; tbs power and influence of English • sad its emergence aa the interna tional language for technology, di plomacy, business and popular culture. Linguist William Safire examines Amsrican slang from California's "Valley Girl" speech and Silicon Valley’s computer Jar gon to North Carolina's Scottish influence. The series interviews an extensive cast of English speaking people: astronauts, jour nalists, models, novelists, crimi nals, politicians, posts, kings and Indian schoolgirls improving their English to attract progressive hus bands. Episodes in the series include: - "An English Speaking World." Today, an estimated 1.6 billion people speak some form of Eng lish. This premiere episode discov ers how one language rose to such prominence. (July 9) - "The Mother Tongue." This program enplane the history of the English language flniia Brit ain's Anglo-Saxon Invasion to the poetry of the first great English writer, Geoffrey Chaucer. (July 1«) Mumirf Firs." William lEjgfr ^taflwned tha English flhaksepssrs'a art and tha append at English to America's IS edo niaa, visiting Chesapeake Bay where English is still spoken much as it was in Shakespeare's time. CJ-lyas) - "The Quid 8cota Td*ue." The Scots profoundly affected the Eng Bah language in Britain aud its •ound in the United States and Canada. This program traces the Scottish influence from embattled Northern Ireland to the mountain country of American Appalachian Film footage of the Quid Soots of Banner Elk, Boone, Crasanore and Vile*. N.C., reflect the Colonial Scottish impact. CJolfSO) r - "Black an White." Black Eng lish, one of As most Conge, has made a rich and vital contribution to the tongue. The roots of black English, including the American slave trade, tha Oe eU tongue and Harlem dang, are I in this episode. (Aug. 6) 0 Pioneers!" A j——-mi from WaH WhitmM. evokes the spirit be hind the evdution of American English from tha Revolutionary War through the Roaring Twen ties. As the American frontier au> host man, gold miners and others enlarged and enriched the tradl «e*al vocabulary, as did the 10th century immigrants. (Aug. 18) • "The Mower Tongue.” lids program dudiee As spread : of the English language during the 10th century, when more than asv en million people emigrated from tha British Isles to the United or parts of the world. Mart wets poor and spoke the language ef the streets, similar to the cockney dialmt. (Aug. 30) ^ „ . a* "hen we started. Our archive# show some significant changes in both advertising and program ming targeted to the Black consu mer market." The 1987 GEBA judges repre sented a cross section at advertis 4 J& ^ for the CEBA awards and creates an arena for White and Black adver tising, marketing sad communica tions executives to cams together. The entries compete for Awards of Excellence, Distinction end Mer it in 42 categories, including news paper and mage line, radio and tel •virion, pubbc relations, merchan dising and aalae promotion. "The 1987 entries exceeded all other years and are proof that ad vertisers are recognising and pur suing the Black $203 billion consu mer market," added Mr. Small. The CEBA program culminates this year on October 16,1987 with a gala Awards prssantation dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the New YarkHilton Hotel. Over 1,000 top industry professionals are expect ed to attend. John S. 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