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1	How to Talk Minnesotan: A Visitor's Guide more books like this by Howard Mohr add to wishlist Based in part on material written for "A Prairie Home Companion", How to Talk Minnesotan will help visitors to Minnesota keep from sticking out like sore thumbs when they don't know the difference between "not too bad a deal" and "a heckuva deal". Illustrated with line drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Do You Speak American? more books like this by Robert MacNeil, William Cran add to wishlist The companion volume to a PBS special, this is the tale of the surprising discoveries the authors made while interviewing a host of native speakers and observing everyday verbal interactions across the country. High school & older. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Complete How to Speak Southern more books like this by Steve Mitchell, Sam C Rawls (Illustrator) add to wishlist The laugh sensation that swept the nation is now collected in one complete volume. Embraced by Southerners and dedicated to Yankees in the hope that it will teach them to talk right, this uproarious book decodes "Suthun" wit and wisdom for "Nawthun" upstarts everywhere. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| SVS
4	Lonely Planet Egyptian Arabic Phrasebook more books like this by Siona Jenkins add to wishlist Egyptian culture and cuisine are extensively covered; key words and phrases: sightseeing and shopping with ease; easy pronunciation guide throughout; a useful two-way dictionary; and includes a fascinating section on understanding hieroglyphics. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.01! \| SVS
5	Basic Mandarin Chinese more books like this by Pimsleur (Creator) add to wishlist This Basic program contains 5 hours of audio-only, effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions. HEAR IT, LEARN IT, SPEAK IT(R) What is the Pimsleur(R) difference? The Pimsleur Method provides the most effective language-learning program ever developed. The Pimsleur Method gives you quick command of Mandarin Chinese ... see all copies from $4.43! new only from $4.48!
6	English-Dari Phrasebook for Aid Workers more books like this by Robert Powers, Mir Abdul Zahir Sahebi add to wishlist see all copies from $7.50! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
7	How to Speak Southern more books like this by Steve Mitchell add to wishlist With this hilarious audio program, authors Mitchell and Rawls teach listeners how to "talk right". A witty, tongue-in-cheek presentation that pokes good-natured fun at the South and its unique ways. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Read and Write Chinese: A Simplified Guide to the Chinese Characters more books like this by Rita Mei-Wah Choy add to wishlist see all copies from $3.55! new only from $15.00! \| first editions
9	American English: Dialects and Variations more books like this by Walt Wolfram, Natalie Schilling-Estes add to wishlist This book provides a very readable, up-to-date description of language variation in American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences. It contains new chapters on social and ethnic dialects, including a separate chapter on African American English and more comprehensive discussions of Latino, Native American, Cajun English, ... see all copies from $17.82! new only from $33.49! \| SVS
10	Understanding Jamaican Patois: An Introduction to Afro-Jamaican Grammar more books like this by L Emilie Adams, Llewelyn Dada Adams add to wishlist This easy-to-understand introduction to Afro-Jamaican grammar "explains clearly and simply the basics of Jamaican patois. Most importantly I think the book has an important role to play in helping Jamaicans take pride in their language and see that it is not second-class" (Deborah Pruitt, anthropologist, Berkeley, California). (Foreign Language ... see all copies from $6.52! new only from $6.55! \| SVS
11 view cover	By Hook or by Crook: A Journey in Search of English more books like this by Professor David Crystal add to wishlist A delightfully discursive, Bill Bryson-esque and personal journey through the groves and the thickets of the English language, by our foremost scholar of the history and structure of the English language. David Crystal has been described (by the Times Higher Education Supplement) as a sort of 'latter day Dr Johnson', a populist linguist who has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.84! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Haitian Creole Dictionary & Phrasebook: Haitian Creole-English/English-Haitian Creole more books like this by Charmant Theodore add to wishlist Haiti, home to over 6 million people, is one of the most popular destinations for travellers world-wide. Over 2 million people visit there annually. Haitian Creole is, with French, one of the nation's two official languages. It is the mother tongue of virtually the entire population and the only language spoken by more than 90 percent of the ... see all copies from $9.06! new only from $9.06! \| SVS
13 view cover	World Englishes: Implications for International Communication and English Language Teaching more books like this by Andy Kirkpatrick add to wishlist The model of English that should be used in classrooms has long been a subject of debate. World Englishes, Implications for International Communication and English Language Teaching, (with an accompanying audio CD) describes selected varieties of World Englishes, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of selecting a particular variety from ... see all copies from $21.64! new only from $27.16! \| SVS
14 view cover	Spanish Pronunciation: Theory & Practice more books like this by John B Dalbor add to wishlist This proven systematic approach to mastering the Spanish sound system offers students a variety of innovatice, interesting, and up-to-date practice applications grounded in sound linguistic analysis. see all copies from $10.30! new only from $104.47!
15 view cover	Stage Dialects more books like this by J Blunt add to wishlist see all copies from $4.23! new only from $60.11! \| first editions
16 view cover	Accents: A Manual for Acting - Revised and Expanded Edition more books like this by Robert H Blumenfield add to wishlist This practical reference manual, with its precise, authentic instructions on how to speak in more than 100 dialects, has established itself as the most useful and comprehensive guide to accents available, now increased by a third in this revised printing. As before, the accents range from regional US and British dialects to European accents that ... see all copies from $14.99! new only from $14.99!
17 view cover	Eastern Arabic more books like this by Frank A Rice, Majed F Sa'id (Editor) add to wishlist The Middle East has become an increasingly important place in the minds and concerns of the English-speaking world. This volume, originally published under the title Jerusalem Arabic, is the gold standard for anyone beginning to learn the Arabic spoken by the Palestinians, or those who live in Syria or Lebanon. Written in transcription using the ... see all copies from $4.27! new only from $29.09! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	African American English more books like this by Lisa J Green add to wishlist This authoritative introduction to African American English (AAE) is the first textbook to look at the grammar as a whole. Clearly organised, it describes patterns in the sentence structure, sound system, word formation and word use in AAE. The book uses linguistic description and data from conversation to explain that AAE is not a compilation of ... see all copies from $37.17! new only from $39.32! \| SVS
19 view cover	Basic Cantonese Chinese: Learn to Speak and Understand Cantonese with Pimsleur Language Programs more books like this by Pimsleur (Creator) add to wishlist This Basic program contains 5 hours of audio-only, effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions. HEAR IT, LEARN IT, SPEAK IT(R) What is the Pimsleur(R) difference? The Pimsleur Method provides the most effective language-learning program ever developed. The Pimsleur Method gives you quick command of Cantonese Chinese ... see all copies from $14.40! new only from $15.15! \| SVS
20 view cover	Lonely Planet Brazilian Portuguese Phrasebook more books like this by Marcia Monje de Castro add to wishlist Brazil is at the forefront of the travel boom in Latin America, with over 5 million visitors in 2006 generating an estimated US$4.4 billion in earnings (WTO). see all copies from $4.53! new only from $4.53! \| SVS
21 view cover	Lonely Planet Cantonese Phrasebook more books like this by Chiu-Yee Cheung (Editor), Tao Li (Editor) add to wishlist comprehensive food section, etiquette & cultural tips easy-to-use pronunciation guide sections include phrases for finding accommodation & for hitting the town useful suggestions for health needs & emergencies extensive two-way dictionary & user-friendly sentence builder Cantonese is spoken in Hong Kong, Macau and parts of south east China, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.96! \| SVS
22 view cover	Lonely Planet Moroccan Arabic Phrasebook more books like this by Dan Bacon add to wishlist 86 per cent of visitors to Morocco are Europeans (WTO). see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.53! \| SVS
23 view cover	Foreign dialects; a manual for actors, directors, and writers more books like this by Lewis Herman, Marguerite Shalett Herman add to wishlist Most actors and directors have struggled with the problem of imitating foreign dialects. The art of achieving an authentic dialect can be both taught and mastered with much study and practice. Marguerite and Lewis Herman have created an essential tool for actors, directors, and writers aiming towards the most authentic performances possible. ... see all copies from $7.25! new only from $29.58! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Conversational Cantonese Chinese more books like this by Pimsleur (Creator) add to wishlist This Conversational program contains 8 hours of interactive audio-only instruction, effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions. HEAR IT, LEARN IT, SPEAK IT(R) What is the Pimsleur(R) difference? The Pimsleur Method provides the most effective language-learning program ever developed. The Pimsleur Method gives you quick ... see all copies from $18.98! new only from $24.95! \| SVS
25 view cover	American English: Dialects and Variation more books like this by Walt Wolfram, Natalie Schilling-Estes add to wishlist This book provides a very readable and up-to-date description of language variation in American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences. The authors include situations ranging from historically isolated, rural dialects to developing, urban ethnic varieties as they consider the descriptive, theoretical, and applied ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.99!

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