Lonely Planet USA Phrasebook: Understanding Americans & Their Culture (Lonely Planet Phrasebooks)

Lonely Planet USA Phrasebook: Understanding Americans & Their Culture (Lonely Planet Phrasebooks)

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From Tinseltown's glitter to the charm of the South, decode the jargon and discover the culture of the USA. Compare Big Apple speed-speech with the laidback Texan drawl. Identify the multitude of regional and social dialects and influences on the language along the way.

• learn to order a splash of red noise in a diner or request your coffee unleaded
• understand dialects from SoFlo to Yooper, and hear the echoes of Shakespeare
• expand your musical horizons with a comprehensive guide - from rock'n'roll to techno
• immerse yourself in the language melting pot - from US Spanish & Asian languages to African-American English & Yiddish
• includes Native American languages & Hawaiian

Lonely Planet USA Phrasebook: Understanding Americans & Their Culture (Lonely Planet Phrasebooks),Colleen Cotter,Lonely Planet Publications,1864501820,Americanisms,Dictionaries - General,English as a Second Language,English language,Foreign Language Study,General,Language,Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy,Spoken English,Terms and phrases,United States

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