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DVDs for AS/A2 English Language
Nell [DVD] [1995]Nell [DVD] [1995]
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £3.04
Thought-provoking stuff about language acquisition
Look Who's Talking [DVD] [1990]Look Who's Talking [DVD] [1990]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £0.97
Silly fluff about babies talking but a bit of silly fluff has a place somewhere in everyone's scheme of work, surely?!
Clear And Present Danger Sp Edition [DVD] [1994]Clear And Present Danger Sp Edition [DVD] [1994]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.24
Forensic linguistics
My Fair Lady (40th Anniversary 2-Disc Special Edition) [1965] [DVD]My Fair Lady (40th Anniversary 2-Disc Special Edition) [1965] [DVD]
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Flower girl to posh bird via a bit of a song and dance - what's not to like?!
The Fugitive [1993] [DVD]The Fugitive [1993] [DVD]
Buy new: £2.97 / Used from: £1.76
More forensic linguistics
Riff Raff [DVD] [1990]Riff Raff [DVD] [1990]
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In the vernacular - with English subtitles?!...
The Office - Complete Series One & Two and The Christmas Specials [2001] [DVD]The Office - Complete Series One & Two and The Christmas Specials [2001] [DVD]
Buy new: £10.08 / Used from: £9.50
Grice's maxims, original writing, spoof language in the workplace...
The Miracle Worker [DVD] [1962]The Miracle Worker [DVD] [1962]
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Language acquisition
Spellbound [DVD] [2003]Spellbound [DVD] [2003]
Buy used from: £2.97
Spelling, lists of hard words, and curious kids
Simon Schama - A History of Britain : The Complete Series [DVD] [2000]Simon Schama - A History of Britain : The Complete Series [DVD] [2000]
Buy used from: £22.99
Useful background to language change themes
Bushisms [DVD] [2004]Bushisms [DVD] [2004]
Buy used from: £1.96
The mind boggles...
Brief Encounter [DVD] [1945]Brief Encounter [DVD] [1945]
Buy new: £10.88 / Used from: £2.35
Ah, so that's what RP sounded like...
Big Brother 4 [DVD] [2003]Big Brother 4 [DVD] [2003]
Buy used from: £2.74
There's a lot of talking in there for spoken language analysis