Languages

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23 maps and charts on language

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Gauging the Impact of Yiddish: []

Picking Brand Names in China Is a Business Itself: []

Immigrants Without English: Only a Few Thrive: [] = = A Language, Not Quite Spanish, With African Echoes: []

English Pronunciation: The Poke: []

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Keep to the Left – No, the Other Left! []

Apple Siri, Google Voice Could Help Save the World’s Languages: []

Click on 1 of the 14 different American Varieties of English at @http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/americanvarieties/ that you are interested in. You may want to explore them first before choosing one of interest. You can listen to samples of each one in the upper right hand corner when you click on one.

Once you have chosen an American Variety Complete the following questions: 1. What makes this American Variety unique? Describe the sound patterns? 2. Specifically where in the United States is it found? 3. How do linguists believe this American Dialect originated from? In other words where did this variety come from? 4. Listen to the sample in the upper right hand corner. Give your own personal description of how you think this dialect sounds unique.

=Wonderful Websites= Google Ngram Viewer Are you a yankee or a rebel? Speech Accent Archive
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