Is American English in decline? Are regional dialects dying out? Is there a difference between men and women in how they adapt to linguistic variations? These questions, and more, about our language catapulted Robert MacNeil and William Cran - the authors (with Robert McCrum) of the language classic The Story of English - across the country in search of the answers. Do You Speak American? is the tale of their discoveries, which provocatively show how the standard for American English - if a standard exists - is changing quickly and dramatically.
Slang is language with its sleeves rolled up, colorful, pointed, brash, bristling with humor and sometimes with hostility. Here, John Ayto has brought together over 10,000 slang words and phrases common to 20th-century English, to provide a comprehensive and highly engaging guide to the most outspoken corner of our language.
A perfect combination between education and diversion: stories, songs and games have been developed and made by a team of qualified experts in the education of the English. - 55 DVDs Release Date: 2009-2011 Audio: English, Russian, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Serbian, Czech
A perfect combination between education and diversion: stories, songs and games have been developed and made by a team of qualified experts in the education of the English.
