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Do you speak American?

a companion to the PBS television series

by Robert MacNeil

English languageAmericanismsDialectsSpoken EnglishVariationSocial aspects of English languageDialectenSociale aspecten

Offers a look at the origins, history, and current state of American spoken and written language, looking at the linguistic traditions in diverse regions of the country and assessing the influence of e-mail and other factors.

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For young readers

Book data: Open Library