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Author
Publisher
Iuniverse Inc
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
The idea behind this book is to make the reader aware of slang expressions used by typical Americans. Although some people might have attended institutions of higher education in their native countries, when they come to America, often they are baffled or confused by American slang, whether consciously or unconsciously. Most of my friends who went to college before coming to America also have problems because they don't let go of their understanding...
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Claude Brown called Black English "Spoken Soul." Toni Morrison said, "It's a love, a passion. Its function is like a preacher's: to make you stand out of your seat, make you lose yourself and hear yourself. The worst of all possible things that could happen would be to lose that language." Now renowned linguist John R. Rickford and journalist Russell J. Rickford provide the definitive guide to African American vernacular English, from its origins...
16) Great ideas: listening and speaking activities for students of American English : teachers manual
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
