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Varieties of English - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Varieties of English Blog

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Oxford Dictionaries blog - lots of different entries about different varieties of English, from American English to Philippine English, the use of 'bro' as a prefix, and many more...

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Language Varieties Website - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Varieties of English Dialects Pidgin Creole

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This site is about varieties of language that differ from the standard variety that is normally used in the media and taught in the schools. These include pidgins, creoles, regional dialects, minority dialects and indigenized varieties.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This site is about varieties of language that differ from the standard variety that is normally used in the media and taught in the schools. These include pidgins, creoles, regional dialects, minority dialects and indigenized varieties.</div>

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Jenni Young on 20 Oct 13

This site is about varieties of language that differ from the standard variety that is normally used in the media and taught in the schools. These include pidgins, creoles, regional dialects, minority dialects and indigenized varieties.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This site is about varieties of language that differ from the standard variety that is normally used in the media and taught in the schools. These include pidgins, creoles, regional dialects, minority dialects and indigenized varieties.</div>

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Who ruined English: Brits or Yanks? - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Varieties of English American v British

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Lexical jingoists like to cast blame for supposed perversions of usage and meaning. The reality is that English is a flexible friend

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Do you speak American? - 1 views

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Language Part 1 Identity USA Varieties of English Text types Transcripts

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Why is the English spoken by Maine lobstermen so different from thatscene from the broadcast spoken by cowboys in Texas? Does Spanish pose a threat to English as the dominant language in America? (PBS transcripts)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Why is the English spoken by Maine lobstermen so different from thatscene from the broadcast spoken by cowboys in Texas? Does Spanish pose a threat to English as the dominant language in America? (PBS transcripts)</div>

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Why American English is Better - 0 views

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Language Varieties of English American v English Part 1

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Separated by a common language - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Identity UK USA Usage Culture Varieties of English

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Observations on British and American English by an American linguist in the UK. "England and America are two countries separated by a common language." - George Bernard Shaw (Blog)

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Jenni Young on 24 Mar 14

Observations on British and American English by an American linguist in the UK. "England and America are two countries separated by a common language." - George Bernard Shaw (Blog)

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Linguists explain how to tell statements from questions in Valley Girl talk - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Identity Varieties of English Idiolect USA

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Amanda Ritchart is a native speaker of Southern Californian English, the dialect also known as "Valley Girl talk" - you know, the one that's like totally full of the word "like."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Amanda Ritchart is a native speaker of Southern Californian English, the dialect also known as "Valley Girl talk" - you know, the one that's like totally full of the word "like."</div>

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My Fair Lady - 3 views

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Language Accents Varieties of English

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video. My Fair Lady (based on the play Pymalion) looks at how we are judged by our accents and varieties of language.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">video. My Fair Lady (based on the play Pymalion) looks at how we are judged by our accents and varieties of language.</div>

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The battle between British and American English - 0 views

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Language Varieties of English American v British Part 1

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Why British English Is Better - 0 views

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Language Varieties of English American v British Part 1

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Kidspoem/Bairnsang by Liz Lochhead (BBC Class Clip) - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Poetry Lochhead Kidspoem Varieties of English

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Liz Lochead reads her poem 'Kidspoem' or 'Bairnsang' - a poem written in both Scottish and English dialect.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Liz Lochead reads her poem 'Kidspoem' or 'Bairnsang' - a poem written in both Scottish and English dialect. </div>

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Comparison of American and British English - 0 views

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Language Varieties of English American v British Part 1

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Do We All Speak Like Valley Girls? Uptalk in Southern Californian English - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Identity Varieties of English Idiolect USA

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Academic paper analysing the Southern Californian dialect

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Overturning the Myth of Valley Girl Speak - 1 views

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Language Part 1 Identity Varieties of English Idiolect USA Accents Valley Girl

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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, took a close look at today's uptalk, popularized during the 1980s as Valley Girl Speak.

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BBC News - The unstoppable march of the upward inflection? - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Identity Varieties of English Idiolect USA Accents Up Valley Girl Uptalk

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The habit of making statements sound like questions is a genuine linguistic mystery.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The habit of making statements sound like questions is a genuine linguistic mystery.</div>

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Jenni Young on 11 Aug 14

The habit of making statements sound like questions is a genuine linguistic mystery.

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My Fair Lady - opening - 0 views

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Language Accents Varieties of English Part 1 Identity Idiolect

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Video. In the opening scene of My Fair Lady (based on the play Pymalion) Professor Higgins's behaviour shows how we are judged by the way we speak. (jump to 3.50)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Video. In the opening scene of My Fair Lady (based on the play Pymalion) Professor Higgins's behaviour shows how we are judged by the way we speak. (jump to 3.50)</div>

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Kidspoem/Bairnsang by Liz Locchead (Skoool) - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Poetry Varieties of English Kidspoem Lochhead

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Background and analysis of poem

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