''American Tongues'' is a 1988

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documentary examining

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s and accents and perceptions thereof. It was produced and directed by Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker. The Center for New American Media won a

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for the film in 1987. It aired on the first season of the

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series '' POV'' in 1988.

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