What do you call a big road where you drive fast: highway, parkway, freeway, or something else? How do you pronounce the word "been”: with the vowel in "sit,"see,"or "set”? Take a quiz and see where your linguistic usages place you on the American dialect map. Delve into how linguists who study dialects - sociolinguists, dialectologists, and dialect geographers - get data to make their dialect maps, and how they decide where to draw dialect lines....

From 'paddy wagon' to 'rush hour', New York City has given us a number of our popular words and phrases, along the way fashioning a recognizable dialect all its own. Often imitated and just as often ridiculed, New York English has its own identity, imbued with the rich cultural history of (as New Yorkers tell it) the greatest city in the world. How did this unique language community develop, and how has it shaped the city as we know it today? In 'You...

As performers or public speakers, we may at times need to either acquire or reduce a dialect or accent. Study the process of adopting a new way of speaking: learn to place your voice where it needs to resonate, incorporate new ways of shaping sounds, and find the intonation and rhythm of the new speech pattern.

Anyone can speak another language! It's all about confidence. The mother tongue of illustrious personalities such as Copernicus, Chopin, Joseph Conrad, Marie Curie and Pope John Paul II has a fascinating and turbulent past and symbolises the resilience of the Polish people in the face of domination and adversity. Never get stuck for words with our 3500-word two-way dictionary Order the right meal with our menu decoder. Avoid embarrassing situations...

"A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Mandarin - whether you're 5 or 100! This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful Mandarin Chinese words and phrases. Each word and sentence is given in Mandarin characters - with a Romanized version to help you pronounce it correctly - along with the English meaning. "--from Amazon.com.

"With useful tips, practice exercises, and fascinating insights into Chinese culture, Get Talking Chinese teaches you how to read, write, and speak Mandarin Chinese step by step. The accompanying audio app covers all the vocabulary in the book, helping you perfect your pronunciation and quickly get to grips with the Mandarin tones. Aimed at children aged 8+, but of appeal to beginners of all ages, it will teach you all the words and phrases you'll...

This all-audio course aimed specifically at beginners enables you to learn quickly and effectively all the key basics you require to speak Mandarin Chinese with confidence.

Presents a phrasebook covering basic Mandarin Chinese language words and phrases for common situations.

60 words and phrases from windows to gardens to stairs to mailboxes as Little Pim and friends explore their home and yard. -- Container.

Presents a beginning language learning program designed to teach the listener Eastern Arabic in progressive steps.