ENGLISH.LINKS to LEARN more: My video with Todd: www.youtube.com Todd's Channel: www.youtube.com @tweetsauce www.facebook.com Exellenct wrap-up of English language histroy: en.wikipedia.org "Uncleft Beholding": groups.google.com How did early colonists speak: www.nicholasjohnpatrick.com American dialects: pandora.cii.wwu.edu Extinct Bo Language: news.bbc.co.uk Great book on English history (linked to part about british/american accents): books.google.com Westinghouse Time Capsule VIDEO: www.youtube.com Really cool video of "fake" English (makes no sense, but 'sounds' right): www.youtube.com
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map of american english dialectsmap of american english dialects ----- Transcript Linguists draw their own maps of North America to mark different dialect areas. To use their terms, we've started in eastern New England, we're going on to New York and Philadelphia, then west into the Midland dialect, then the Northern, the Southern, and on to the West. ----- From the documentary "Do you speak American?".
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Meryl Streep on Ellen - DialectsPlaying with accents
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Scottish AccentHere's a brief synopsis of the various dialects found in Scotland. My friend narrating this has lived in the Highlands of Northern Scotland his entire life. Music is "Briefcase No. 1" by Tartanic.
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Vsauce Unplugged!Vsauce and Wombatron join forces at last! Michael Steven of Vsauce fame and Todd Womack from The Key of Awesome work their way through material about accents and dialects, and mouse puppets. Dale's Channel: www.youtube.com/Dale Follow Todd on Twitter: www.twitter.com/toddwomack
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English Accents - Bonus Lesson on the Pronunciation of Vowel SoundsThis is a very special lesson in my series "Pronunciation of English Vowel Sounds". This video presents three speech samples: American English, British English, and New Zealand English. Listen and compare how three native speakers of three different dialects pronounce the same set of words. The UK contribution is given by Phil and MrTESOL. For more of MrTESOL's materials for students, please visit www.englishcafe.com The NZ contribution is given by Sarah Lilburn of The Daily English Show. www.youtube.com www.thedailyenglishshow.com Music credit: "Smart, Easy Listening" by Enrique Plazaola retrieved from www.flashkit.com FOR MORE MUSIC BY ENRIQUE PLAZAOLA, VISIT www.enrique-plazaola.com TEACHERS: Related blog posts are available on WordPress. englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com A downloadable version (mp4) is available on Vimeo. www.vimeo.com NOTE: I'm very sorry to announce as of January 2012 links to EnglishCafe will no longer be active due to the site closing. I was very lucky to be a part of that online community while it lasted. I'm also sorry for the loss of additional materials for learners.
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Yiddish vs. German: an experiment.A comparison between Yiddish and German. I made up a bunch of sentences to highlight some of the differences between German and Yiddish with respect to vocabulary, grammar (especially word order), phonology (sounds) and vowels. The sentences were read aloud in English and my friend Frank, a native German speaker from Bavaria (but speaking Hochdeutsch/standard German) translated them into German and I translated them into my non-native Ukrainian Yiddish. Even if you don't speak either language you can hear where the two are different and perhaps pick up a bit of either one or both. German speakers should note that other Yiddish dialects (Litvak, northern Ukrainian) pronounce "u" the same way as in German so "und" (and) is "und" but in my dialect it becomes "in". Otherwise all of the differences in the vowels between the two languages are pretty normal. You may also notice that there are words in Yiddish that exist in German dialects but not Hochdeutsch ("epes" for "etvas", "do" for "hier") and there are words in German that Frank uses that are also used in Yiddish (Geschaft, Stunde) but which I don't use. Of all the German dialects Yiddish is probably closest to some forms of Badisch and Swiss German. Yiddish was the language of Eastern European (Ashkenazi) Jews until the Holocaust and is now primarily spoken in Hasidic communities in Israel, the USA, England, Australia, Canada and Belgium. It is written in the Hebrew alphabet. , דײַטש, ייִדיש, אידיש, שפּראַך ...
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Seanie does 21 British English Accents - Impressions of UK dialectswww.seanie.com British English Accents and dialects by London based Voiceover artist Sean MrSeanie Ruttledge
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Alyson Hannigan Around the WorldThe very funny Alyson Hannigan played a game with Ellen that was all about accents! She tried her hand at dialects from all across the world -- and had some interesting ideas about what the Germans sound like.
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Meryl Streep on Ellen - Best moments (HD)Meryl Streep's best moments on Ellen. Streep and Ellen's funny dialects! I hope Ellen will ask her back some day! :)
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