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How We Talk: American Regional English Today

Allan A. Metcalf

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Description:Where are you when people - go to the coast instead of the beach- tote things as well as carry them- wait on line instead of in line- get groceries in a paper sack instead of a paper bag - say things like " The baby needs picked up" and " The car needs washed" - eat solid rectangular doughnuts that are also called beignets- complain when something is spendy (" costly" )- are chilled by a blue norther- ask for tonic instead of soda- go " dahntahn" to shop. Allan Metcalf answers these and many other fascinating questions in his new book, How We Talk: American Regional English Today. In short, delightful essays, Metcalf explains the key features that make American speech so expressive and distinct. He begins in the South, home of the most easily recognized of American dialects, and travels north to New England, then on to the Midwest and the far West, even to Alaska and Hawaii. It' s all here: the northern Midwest " Fargo" accent, Louisiana Cajun and New Orleans Yat, dropped r' s as in Boston' s " Hahvahd Yahd, " and intrusive r' s as in " Warshington, " especially common in America' s midlands. With additional chapters on ethnic dialects and dialects in the movies, Metcalf reveals the resplendence of one our nation' s greatest natural resources -- its endless and varied talk.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with How We Talk: American Regional English Today. To get started finding How We Talk: American Regional English Today, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Where are you when people - go to the coast instead of the beach- tote things as well as carry them- wait on line instead of in line- get groceries in a paper sack instead of a paper bag - say things like " The baby needs picked up" and " The car needs washed" - eat solid rectangular doughnuts that are also called beignets- complain when something is spendy (" costly" )- are chilled by a blue norther- ask for tonic instead of soda- go " dahntahn" to shop. Allan Metcalf answers these and many other fascinating questions in his new book, How We Talk: American Regional English Today. In short, delightful essays, Metcalf explains the key features that make American speech so expressive and distinct. He begins in the South, home of the most easily recognized of American dialects, and travels north to New England, then on to the Midwest and the far West, even to Alaska and Hawaii. It' s all here: the northern Midwest " Fargo" accent, Louisiana Cajun and New Orleans Yat, dropped r' s as in Boston' s " Hahvahd Yahd, " and intrusive r' s as in " Warshington, " especially common in America' s midlands. With additional chapters on ethnic dialects and dialects in the movies, Metcalf reveals the resplendence of one our nation' s greatest natural resources -- its endless and varied talk.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with How We Talk: American Regional English Today. To get started finding How We Talk: American Regional English Today, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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