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Though we're known as a nation of English sound system, the linguistic map of america is scarcely monochromatic. While much ado has been made about the role that Spanish may play in our national future, it would be a gross misrepresentation to label America a bilingual country. On the contrary, our dialects are as varied as our origins. There is Basque in Nevada, Arabic in Detroit, Gullah in South Carolina. We speak European, Asian, and North american Indian dialects; we speak creoles, jargons, and pidgins. As being a citizen of Queens - among the most ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse places on earth - Elizabeth Little first commenced to wonder how this web host of tongues had formed the American experience. It was only a subject of the time before she decided to take her questions on the road. In Trip of the Tongue, Little explores our nation's many ethnicities and languages searching for what they state about who our company is independently, socially, and politically. This publication is both a party of North american multiculturalism and a representation on that which you value, that which you struggle for, and that which you allow ourselves to forget. Elizabeth Little is a witty and endearing head to guide because of this memorable and original trip.

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Publisher	Audible Studios for Bloomsbury
Language	English
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DATE	2013-03
Author	Elizabeth Little

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