Learning English (American)

Over 300 million people speak English as a first language, and millions more speak it as a second language. English is the official language of over 50 countries. American English is spoken throughout the United States and is used globally as the common language among speakers of different languages in communications, science, business, aviation, entertainment, radio, and diplomacy.

Writing SystemRoman alphabet

Language Tips Englishspellingisirregular,soasinglesoundcanoftenbewritten

multipleways.RosettaStonehelpsyoulearnhowtospellthesevariations through guided exposure and practice.

EnglishderivesalargeportionofitsvocabularyfromFrenchandLatin,and Germanic dialects.

InEnglish,afewwordsarespelledthesamebuthavedifferentmeaningsandpronunciations.Dontworryyoulllearntodistinguishbetweenthesewordsthroughcontext.

Whiletheydohavesingularandpluralforms,Englishnounsandadjectivesdonthavemasculineorfeminineforms,whichmakesusingnewvocabularyeasy.

InbothwrittenandspokenEnglish,somepairsofwordsarecombinedintoashorterform,calledacontraction.Forexample,dontisthecontraction of do not.

ThemeaningofEnglishprepositionssuchasfrom,to,andformayvarydependingoncontext.RosettaStonewillhelpyoulearnthevarioususesoftheseprepositions,aswellasmanyotherprepositionsintheEnglish language.

IdiomsarecommoninEnglish.WithRosettaStone,youlllearnsomeofthemanycommonidiomsusedintheEnglishlanguage,whichwillallowyoutocommunicatemorenaturallywithotherEnglishspeakers.

InEnglish,thepronunciationofalettermayvarydependingonitsplacementinaword.WithRosettaStonesguidedreadingexercises,youll be able to practice your pronunciation in many contexts.

Language FamilyGermanic

DialectStandard American English

AccentTheaccentusedintheprogramisGeneralAmerican.Itisconsideredto be the most neutral American accent.ItisspokenbymanyAmericans and is understood by all EnglishspeakersintheU.S.Itisalsothe standard pronunciation for radio and television broadcasts.

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