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| Do You Speak American? | |
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 Title card from the three-part documentary, featuring co-author and hostRobert MacNeil. | |
| Screenplay by | William Cran &Robert MacNeil |
| Directed by | William Cran |
| Starring | Robert MacNeil |
| Theme music composer | Paul Foss |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | William Cran, Christopher Buchanan |
| Editor | Joe Frost |
| Running time | 180 minutes (3 episodes, 60 minutes each) |
| Production company | Thirteen/WNET |
| Original release | |
| Release | January 5, 2005 (2005-01-05)[1] |
 The cover as seen on the hardback, first edition printing. | |
| Author | Robert MacNeil & William Cran |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Nan A. Talese (hardback), Mariner Books (paperback), Nan A. Talese,Random House Digital, Inc. (E-book) |
Publication date | December 28, 2004 (hardback),[citation needed] November 14, 2005 (paperback),[citation needed] December 18, 2007 (E-book)[citation needed] |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback), Digital (E-book) |
| Pages | 240 |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-51198-8 |
Do You Speak American? is adocumentary film and accompanyingbook aboutjournalistRobert MacNeil's investigation into how different people throughout theUnited States of America speak. The book and documentary look at the evolution of America's way of speaking from theEnglish language to various ways of speaking in regions throughout the country. Divisions ofethnicity,geography andsocial status and how they affect how Americans communicate are addressed. As part of the project, MacNeil traveled across the country conducting interviews with ordinary people as well as experts such asWilliam Labov.
In the United States, the documentary was broadcast in several parts onPBS. The companion book (ISBN 0-385-51198-1) was co-authored by MacNeil andWilliam Cran.
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