Do you speak American?
Subtitle: a companion to the PBS television series
By: Robert MacNeil and William Cran.
Contributors: Cran, William.; McCrum, Robert.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: English language -- United States.; English language -- Dialects -- United States.; English language -- Variation -- United States.; English language -- Social aspects -- United States.; English language -- Spoken English -- United States.; Americanisms.
Other titles: Do you speak American? (Television program)
Description: Offers a look at the origins, history, and current state of American spoken and written language, looking at the linguistic traditions in diverse regions of the country and assessing the influence of e-mail and other factors.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-216) and index.
Sequel to: The story of English.