Do You Speak American?

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Do You Speak American?
Title card from the three-part documentary, featuring co-author and host Robert 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]
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Do You Speak American?

The cover as seen on the hardback, first edition printing.
Author	Robert MacNeil & William Cran
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 a documentary film and accompanying book about journalist Robert MacNeil's investigation into how different people throughout the United States of America speak. The book and documentary look at the evolution of America's way of speaking from the English language to various ways of speaking in regions throughout the country. Divisions of ethnicity, geography and social 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 as William Labov.

In the United States, the documentary was broadcast in several parts on PBS. The companion book (ISBN 0-385-51198-1) was co-authored by MacNeil and William Cran.