Word: dialect
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...character is well-known for his unique dialect, a combination of British and street slang that has sparked numerous online translator sites...
...character is well-known for his unique dialect, a combination of British and street slang that has sparked numerous online translator sites...
...about Snatch or True Romance, which was a two-day job," he says. "Prepare, show up on time, and be professional." Of course, True Romance required only that he sit on a couch and pretend to be high. For Troy, Pitt spent months training with a dialect coach to lose his "Missouri mush mouth," worked out three hours and ate five low-fat meals a day (he cheated with the occasional McFlurry) and slept as much as possible to soothe his endlessly aching muscles. "It sounds like a lot, but it's what the job required. It's no different...
...Arabic language program. Currently, the Arabic program gives two options: Classical Arabic or Modern Standard Arabic. There are no classes taught in Arabic that are not philology or language classes. For those hoping one day to use their Arabic in the Middle East, that is not enough. Learning different dialects is just as important as learning the Standard Arabic form, but only one Arabic dialect is taught. If a student wishes to study abroad in Morocco, for instance, the Arabic he or she learned at Harvard would not be helpful...
Iliana Montauk ’06, one of this year’s NSEP grant winners, will head to Egypt for two months this summer to study the dialect of Arabic spoken in Egypt...