"WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)" . . "Public Media Home Vision (Firm)" . . "Documentary films." . . "Irlande Langue anglaise." . . . . "Anglais (Langue) Histoire." . . "British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service." . . "MacNeil-Lehrer-Gannett Productions." . . . . . . . "Nonfiction television programs"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Loaded weapon"@en . "Investigates the Irish influence on both the English and American dialects."@en . "Shows how English was first established in Ireland in the 17th century and how, in cases of violent cultural conflict, language can function as a weapon. Explores the west of Ireland today and identifies traces of Irish Celtic culture, despite the historical decline of the Gaelic tongue. Examines typical Irish accents in Cork, with examples containing strong echoes of Elizabethan speech. Studies the impact of Cromwell's rule and the catastrophic famines of the 1840s, both of which forced many Irish into exile, further distancing them from their native language."@en . . . . . "Television programs"@en . "The western part of Britain has always spoken a language that is not English. In acquiring English as a second language, the people invested the tongue with certain 17th century Irish characteristics. More than 43 million Americans claim Irish descent, and this program investigates the Irish influence on both the English and American dialects."@en . . . . "Loaded Weapon"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Investigates the Irish influence on both the English and American dialects. Shows that in acquiring English as a second language, the Irish invested the tongue with certain seventeenth-century Irish characteristics."@en . . . "Sommaire: Shows how English was first established in the 17th century in Ireland and outlines the influence of Irish immigrants on both England and the United States." . "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en . . "Story of English" . . . "Documentary television programs"@en . "The Loaded weapon"@en . . . "The Loaded weapon" . . "This program shows how English was first established in Ireland in the 17th century and outlines the influence of Irish immigrants on both England and the United States."@en . "Describes the attempts by the Irish to retain the Gaelic language. Discusses the writing of Synge and Joyce."@en . "An investigation into the Irish influence on both British and American speech, and the spread of Irish speech patterns over wide areas."@en . . . . . . "Two programs in one volume. The first shows how English moved around the world due to British colonization. The second emphasizes how Irish influenced English in the seventeenth century."@en . . . . . . . "Discusses the influence of Irish Gaelic on the English language in Ireland and describes how these linguistic differences produce the cultural and political differences with England."@en . "Discusses the influence of Irish Gaelic on the English language in Ireland and describes how these linguistic differences produce the cultural and political differences with England." . . . . . "History" . "History"@en . "The Irish experience reflects two language traditions, English and Gaelic. This classic PBS program shows how English was first established in Ireland in the 17th century and how, in cases of violent cultural conflict, language can function as a weapon. Exploring the west of Ireland today, the program identifies traces of Irish Celtic culture, despite the historical decline of the Gaelic tongue. Typical Irish accents in Cork are examined, with examples containing strong echoes of Elizabethan speech. The impact of Cromwell's rule and the catastrophic famines of the 1840s-both of which forced many Irish into exile, further distancing them from their native language-is also studied. (59 minutes)."@en . . "The loaded weapon"@en . . "The loaded weapon" . . . . . . . . "Irish question"@en . . . "WNET (Televsion station : New York, N.Y.)" . . "English language History." . . "Irish language Influence on English." . . "English language Foreign elements Irish language." . . "Colonization." . . "Langue irlandaise Influence sur l'anglais." . . "Ireland" . . "English language Etymology." . .