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Description:This standard text, now in paperback for the first time-- the companion volume to Foreign Dialects -- American Dialects offers representative dialects of every major section of the United States. In each case, a general description and history of the dialect is given, followed by an analysis of vowel and consonant peculiarities, of its individual lilt and rhythm, and of its grammar variations. There are also lists of the idioms and idiomatic expressions that distinguish each dialect and exercises using them. American Dialects also includes musical inflection charts and diagrams showing the placement of lips, tongue, and breath.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with American Dialects: A Manual for Actors, Directors, and Writers. To get started finding American Dialects: A Manual for Actors, Directors, and Writers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 312

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Routledge

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1135857016

Description: This standard text, now in paperback for the first time-- the companion volume to Foreign Dialects -- American Dialects offers representative dialects of every major section of the United States. In each case, a general description and history of the dialect is given, followed by an analysis of vowel and consonant peculiarities, of its individual lilt and rhythm, and of its grammar variations. There are also lists of the idioms and idiomatic expressions that distinguish each dialect and exercises using them. American Dialects also includes musical inflection charts and diagrams showing the placement of lips, tongue, and breath.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with American Dialects: A Manual for Actors, Directors, and Writers. To get started finding American Dialects: A Manual for Actors, Directors, and Writers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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