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	Pittsburgh English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Many of the features found in the speech of Pittsburghers are popularly thought to be unique to the city, as is reflected in the term "Pittsburghese," the putative sum of these features in the form of a dialect.
		However, few of these features are restricted solely to Pittsburgh or the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, but instead are found throughout southwestern Pennsylvania, the North Midland dialect region, the Midland dialect region, or even large parts of the United States (Johnstone, Bhasin, and Wittkofski, 2002; Wisnosky 2003; Johnstone and Baumgardt, 2004).
		Mobility, indexicality, and the enregisterment of "Pittsburghese." Journal of English Linguuistics 34: 77-104.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pittsburgh_English (3256 words)

	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Pittsburgh English dialect, or "Pittsburghese," derives from influences from the Scotch-Irish, German, Central European and Eastern European immigrants.
		Pittsburgh Public School teachers are paid well relative to their peers, ranking 17th in 2000-2001 among the 100 largest cities by population for the highest minimum salary offered to teachers with a BA ($34,300).
		Pittsburgh, as well as Baltimore, Maryland, also have a special relationship with the city of Karmiel, and the neighboring region of Misgav, in Israel, as a part of the Partnership 2000 program.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania (4842 words)

	Vincent's Pittsburgh Site
		Pittsburgh being situated in the mountains, boasts many engineering feats: bridges, skyscrapers, tunnels, etc. It is a city of bridges and feats of engineering.
		The English, the colonials, and their Indian allies were successful on all three fronts and won the war.
		The English, realizing that the safety of the western frontier was at stake, sent a force of Scottish Highlander, British soldiers, and colonials to relieve Fort Pitt.
	www.geocities.com /vincentpa.geo/pittsburgh.html (1596 words)

	Bio at BlinkBits. Pittsburgh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Pittsburgh was briefly the seat of government for the short lived District of West Augusta, a Virginia county designed to compete with Pennsylvania's Westmoreland County, based in nearby Hannastown, which also claimed the region.
		Pittsburgh has seen tremendous growth with the Arts Institute International headquarters, a bevy of world-class universities, as well as some of the nation's best hospitals, but all of it is a mixed blessing for the city in that more land and towers are being tax exempted by these successful non-profits.
		Pittsburgh public school teachers are among the best-paid in the nation, with the average teacher salary in Pennsylvania at $52,832 in 2003.
	www.blinkbits.com /bits/viewforum/pittsburgh_bio?f=9722 (9381 words)

	English Manner - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		But more than the address, the couple were love-struck by the 1933 gem of a country English home that's almost hidden from the winding road by stately trees and lush greenery.
		While the lady of the house is steeped in Italian and French furnishings, her husband is interested in all things English.
		A 17th-century Italian settee is flanked by 18th- and 19th-century English and Italian tables that are topped by a pair of green Murano glass lamps.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/style/fanfare/s_317794.html (1009 words)

	U.S. ENGLISH, Inc.: Towards a United America - "); document.write(month + '/' + now.getDate() + '/' + ...
		Spanish has overtaken the European languages of Pittsburgh's past and become the second most-spoken language in the city, according to an organization that wants English to be the national language.
		The relatively low local number for Spanish compared to English reflects a demographic shift, rather than the sort of immigration boom that swelled Pittsburgh's ranks as recently as the 1970s and '80s when Soviet Jews sought refuge in the area, said Sky Foerster, president of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.
		U.S. English Foundation spokesman Rob Toonkel said his group is lobbying to make English the national language, and to increase the amount of federal money that is devoted to primary and adult English education.
	www.us-english.org /inc/news/use_in_news/viewArticle.asp?ID=75 (303 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Pittsburgh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Pittsburgh is located at the center of a fairly expansive set of river valleys, and much of the city's residential population is situated on or near the slopes of those valleys with certain neighborhoods (particularly south of the Monongahela) nearly inaccessible by car during the winter.
		The alternative paper in the region is the Pittsburgh City Paper and the region boasts one of the larger ethnic publications in the Pittsburgh Courier.
		Pittsburgh, because of its radical topography, is a confusing yet rewarding city to navigate.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/pittsburgh (5867 words)

	NCAA Football - Kent vs. Pittsburgh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Kevan Barlow rushed for 106 yards and R.J. English had 128 yards receiving, including an 80-yard touchdown strike, as the Pittburgh Panthers remained undefeated against Kent State with a 30-7 victory.
		Pittsburgh (1-0) has dominated the Golden Flashes in the all-time series, winning all six meetings while outscoring Kent State by a 218-65 combined margin.
		English added to the rout nearly six minuted later and Lotz capped the scoring with a 23-yard field goal in the final quarter.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/scores100/100246/100246424.htm (582 words)

	University of Pittsburgh Department of English
		The Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh has been at the forefront of innovation and excellence in English studies, with internationally recognized scholars and writers teaching in five interrelated programs; literature, composition, writing, film studies, and children's literature.
		With 72 full-time faculty, over 1,000 undergraduate majors, and over 170 graduate students in three degree programs, we are the largest department in arts and sciences.
		In addition to the three under graduate majors, we offer an MA in English, an MFA in Writing (poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction), and a PhD emphasizing Cultural and Critical Studies.
	www.english.pitt.edu (121 words)

	English Writing Major (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The English major at Pitt is responsive to many of the traditional goals of a liberal arts education: it seeks, that is, to develop a broad critical and historical understanding of influential cultural traditions and to foster a range of reading and writing strategies as well as skills of critical analysis.
		An English major is highly regarded, for example, as a pre-professional major for further training in law, medicine, or business.
		The Director of Academic Affairs for the Association of American Medical Colleges has said (1986) that English majors have a higher rate of acceptance at medical schools than students who have majored in the biological and physical sciences.
	www.english.pitt.edu /undergraduate/writing.html (159 words)

	Pittsburgh English n 'at for visitors and newcomers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Pittsburgh is the linguistic center of a dialect region covering most of Western Pennsylvania as well as parts of northern West Virginia, eastern Ohio and a small area of western Maryland.
		The Pittsburgh dialect, often referred to as Pittsburghese (or Yinzbonics), contains substrates reflecting the ethnic heritage of the region: Scotch-Irish, German and Slavic.
		With the advent of mass media, along with an influx of technology workers, localized vocabulary is becoming less common, though is still noticeable; use and even some innovation are found among young people who feel a strong sense of local pride.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06080/673828-294.stm (565 words)

	English as a Second (Foreign) Language (ESL/EFL), Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Resource Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The MLA Language Map uses data from the 2000 United States census to display the locations and numbers of speakers of thirty languages and three groups of less commonly spoken languages in the United States, illustrating the concentration of language speakers in zip codes and counties.
		The official site of the "Test of English as a Foreign Language", an Educational Testing Service program that provides the English proficiency test for international students planning to study in the United States.
		The test is given in Pittsburgh at the University of Pittsburgh and at Sylvan Learning Centers.
	www.clpgh.org /subject/languages/esl.html (458 words)

	Pittsburgh Speech & Society
		The Atlas of North American English based on this research was published in 2005 by Mouton deGruyter
		Kurath, H., and McDavid, R. The pronunciation of English in the Atlantic states.
		Details the history of the English language and provides a unique focus on current English usage worldwide with a special emphasis on American English.
	english.cmu.edu /pittsburghspeech/resources.html (878 words)

	NCAA Football - Pittsburgh vs. Syracuse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Pittsburgh Syracuse First downs 16 24 Rushed-yards 32-91 53-160 Passing yards 237 279 Sacked-yards lost 2-25 3-19 Return yards 7 30 Passes 21-46-0 20-29-0 Punts 5-37.6 3-38.3 Fumbles-lost 2-0 0-0 Penalties-yards 7-35 8-90 Time of possession 23:34 36:26
		Pittsburgh (4-1) moved to the Syracuse 18 before Antonio Bryant threw consecutive incomplete passes to end the game.
		Syracuse, which posted the first overtime win in school history, has won 10 straight meetings with Pittsburgh dating to a 30-23 loss on September 23, 1989.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/scores100/100281/100281377.htm (629 words)

	PUMP Issue: City of Pittsburgh Fiscal Crisis
		Currently the City of Pittsburgh is financially distressed.
		The next meeting of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (formal name for Oversight Board) is on April 9th at 3:00 PM in the Port Authority board room on the fifth floor of the Heinz 57 Center, 345 Sixth Ave.
		PUMP advances issues affecting young and young-thinking people in Pittsburgh, making the region a more dynamic, engaging and diverse place in which to live.
	www.pump.org /programs.jsp?pageId=0690200091781080584876760 (207 words)

	Graduate Programs at University Of Pittsburgh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This is a full-time English program designed to prepare international students (with TOEFL of 550 or higher) for studies in MBA programs in the USA.
		For students who will be studying an MBA in Pittsburgh, an additional benefit of the Pre-MBA English Program is that it provides a settling-in period in the new environment.
		Existing social and educational systems are analyzed for their efficiency and effectiveness at the same time as attention is focused on inequities and injustice pertaining to ethnicity, gender, race, social class and geo-political region in institutional policies and practices.
	schools.gradschools.com /gradschools_all_school.taf?_function=view_school_progs&univ_id=8815&pagenum=2&_UserReference=B5B648347290E9C3437373F7 (2651 words)

	GlobalPittsburgh.org: Places to Learn English
		There are many opportunities to study and learn English in the Pittsburgh area, whether you simply want to improve your conversational skills, prepare to enroll in a university, or learn enough basic English for your daily living needs.
		Pittsburgh is one of the few places with an incredible amount of high quality ESL programs available to the public, many of them for free!
		The primary purpose of the group is to develop understanding and appreciation among peoples from different nations and cultures, and to assist international women in enjoying their stay in Pittsburgh and in the United States.
	www.globalpittsburgh.org /misc/learn.jsp (751 words)

	Harold M. Foster, Ph.D.
		Using Poetry in English Classrooms," presented to the Greater Akron Teachers of English, 1996.
		"English Education," in a forthcoming book by The National Council of Teachers of English, H. Tom McCracken and Richard Larson, editors.
		"Using GLORY in the English Classroom," National Council of Teachers of English, Pittsburgh, November, 1993.
	www.uakron.edu /colleges/educ/CIS/Foster.php (533 words)

	Pitt Campaign Chronicle: Cream, Please, and Other Legal Matters: Workshop for foreign lawyers explains legal system, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		One foreign lawyer studying U.S. law in the University of Pittsburgh’s English for Lawyers summer program bought chocolate milk for his coffee—several times—before hitting on the right choice.
		And because the classes are taught in English, students are able to accumulate legal terminology, and learn how to use the English language in the legal context.
		Most are housed within English language institutes; Pitt’s program is one of the few that is part of its law school.
	www.discover.pitt.edu /media/pcc010702/englishlaw.html (1017 words)

	Pittsburgh Illustrators Scholarships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Applicants may apply but priority is given to support those who are not yet established in their fields and who are undertaking programs of study which will advance their artistic development and who are pursuing career paths that can lead them to become established illustrators.
		From "A Brief History of the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators" Founded in February 1997 purely as a social release for isolated free-lance illustrators, the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators has grown to 65 members successfully pursuing many objectives toward the long-term interests of our membership.
		The Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators is an educational organization (acting as a 501c3 institution for tax purposes).
	www.pittsburghillustrators.org /scholar.htm (457 words)

	Pittsburgh English How people speak in Pittsburgh pennsylvania
		Pittsburgh English How people speak in Pittsburgh pennsylvania
		(A note on terminology: Pittsburgh English is the proper name of the dialect.
		The term Pittsburghese, though in common use, is considered derogatory, and is most commonly used by Pittsburghers who eschew regional linguistic features; much to their chagrin, these people are quite likely to use the forms they stigmatize themselves.)
	www.pavacationrental.com /Travel-Pennsylvania-Information-Pittsburgh-English.htm (395 words)

	English Country Dancing in Pittsburgh
		Come to our English dance class series on Friday nights before the weekly contra dance.
		The Country Dance and Song Society of Pittsburgh sponsors English country dancing at 7:30PM every 2nd Saturday (September-June) at the Friend's Meeting House in Shadyside at 4836 Ellsworth Ave.
		Pittsburgh Scottish Country Dance Society dances on Saturday and Monday evenings.
	www.cdssp.org (457 words)

	Breed Clubs and Kennel Clubs
		The noncompetitive program begins with a basic introduction to den work and quarry and progresses through gradual steps to require the dog to demonstrate that it is capable of being trained to follow game to ground and work its quarry.
		We are a group of pug enthusiasts who meet at various places around Pittsburgh once a month.
		The club is composed of members who are actively involved in breed competition and dog sporting events, as well as pet enthusiasts.
	www.pghdogs.com /breed_clubs.php (840 words)

	Pittsburgh - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Pittsburgh : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
		Pittsburgh : The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy [home, info]
		Phrases that include Pittsburgh: university of pittsburgh, battle of pittsburgh landing, pittsburgh of the south, pittsburgh pneumonia, pittsburgh symphony orchestra, more...
	www.onelook.com /?w=Pittsburgh (186 words)

	Al-Jazeera plans English broadcast - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		A leading Al-Jazeera reporter encouraged Americans on Friday to ask their cable operators to carry an English-language version of the television network when it debuts later this year.
		Elaine Linn, outreach coordinator for the university consortium that invited Al-Mirazi to Pittsburgh, speaks Arabic and watches Al-Jazeera at home now on American satellite TV.
		She said the network is a force for democracy in the Middle East, and she looks forward to the English-language service.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/s_441519.html (473 words)

	Steve Brown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		“English as a Second Language: the Basics.” Project ARETE II Fall Writing Conference.
		Wrote and evaluated questions for ACT’s new English as a Second Language exam, ACT ESL Listening Workshop, 15-17 August 1997.
		Question Evaluation and Writing Committee ACT English as a Second Language Exam, ACT ESL Listening Workshop, 15-17 August 1997.
	www.as.ysu.edu /~english/vita.html (1494 words)

	Steve Brown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		I teach English as a Second Language and Applied Linguistics courses at YSU.
		After working in ESL in the Bay Area, I spent ten years teaching English in Japan, the first five in Sendai, in the northeastern area called Tohoku, and the last five in Tokyo, at the University of Pittsburgh’s English Language Institute Japan Program.
		I’ve co-authored two ESL textbook series, English Firsthand (Longman) and Active Listening (Cambridge University Press) and edited a twelve-book ESL textbook series, Journeys, for Prentice Hall.
	www.as.ysu.edu /~english/sbrown.html (363 words)

	ESL Resources in Pittsburgh
		Here we have provided a listing of organizations in Pittsburgh that offer English language and cultural programs to Pittsburgh’s international visitors.
		The Intercultural Communication Center offers free English language help to all international students, faculty and staff at Carnegie Mellon, but not to spouses or relatives.
		There are, however, other organizations in Pittsburgh that offer English language and cultural programs to Pittsburgh’s international visitors.
	www.cmu.edu /icc/family/index.shtml (76 words)

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