American Tongues

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| director = Louis Alvarez
Andy Kolker

| starring = Molly Ivins
Robert Klein
Trey Wilson

| narrated = Polly Holliday

| music = Dr. John

| country = United States

| language = English

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| producer = Louis Alvarez
Andy Kolker

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American Tongues is a 1988 sociolinguistic documentary examining American English dialects and accents and perceptions thereof.

It was produced and directed by Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker. The Center for New American Media won a Peabody Award for the film in 1987. It aired on the first season of the PBS series POV in 1988.