American English is a set of dialects of the English language used mostly in the United States. Approximately two-thirds of the world's native speakers of English live in the United States.
English is the most common language in the United States. Though the U.S. federal government has no official language, English is the common language used by the federal government and is considered the de facto language of the United States because of its widespread use. English has been given official status by 28 of the 50 state governments. The use of English in the United States was a result of English colonization. The first wave of English-speaking settlers arrived in North America during the 17th century, followed by further migrations in the 18th and 19th centuries. Since then, American English has been influenced by the languages of West Africa, the Native American population, and immigration.
Compared to English as spoken in England, North American English is more homogeneous. Some distinctive accents can be found on the East Coast (for example, in eastern New England and New York City) partly because these areas were in close contact with England and imitated prestigious varieties of British English at a time when these were undergoing changes.[Need quotation to verify] In addition, many speech communities on the East Coast have existed in their present locations for centuries, while the interior of the country was settled by people from all regions of the existing United States and developed a far more generic linguistic pattern.[citation needed]
Amy Frances Walker (born September 1, 1982) is an American actress, singer, and co-founder of the ConnectedFilm project.
Walker was born in Seattle, Washington. Growing up, she performed in a wide variety of plays and musicals, including Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Hero in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker.
Walker studied acting and singing at the University of Wollongong in Australia. From Australia, she moved to Wellington, New Zealand, where she played Joan in the wartime love story short film Dead Letters by Paolo Rotondo.
Walker wrote a screenplay for a film called Connected, with help from her script adviser, Marilee Jolin. Together with Sander Kallshian, the three co-founded the production company SoulFire Films. They created ConnectedFilm.com to fund Connected by dollar donations from 1 million people around the world, listing the names of every donor in the credits of the finished film "to show that each gift is equally important". Amy Walker and Mike Shafer were awarded Best Music Video for "We Are Connected" at the Raindance Short Film Festival.
Songs when the truth are all dedicated to you
In this invisible world I choose to live in
And if you believe that now I understand
Why words mean so much to you, they'll never be about you
You maybe you're young without youth
Or maybe you're old without knowing anything's true
I think you're young without youth
Then you contract the American dream
You never look up once
You've contracted American dreams
I require you to stop and look up
Sing a song about myself
Keep singing the song about myself
Not some invisible world
Constantly searching to find something new
But what will you find when you think that nothing's true?
Maybe it's that nothing is new
So you let me hear songs that were written all about you
The good songs weren't written for you
They'll never be about you
Then you contract the American dream
You never look up once
You've contracted American dreams
You never look up once, so don't look up
Sing a song about myself
Keep singing the song about myself
Not some invisible world
Sing a song about myself
Keep singing a song about myself
Not some invisible world
And I won't tell you what this means
'Cause you'll already know
And I won't tell you what this means
'Cause you'll already know
So sing a song about myself
Keep singing the song about myself
Not some invisible world
And you came along and found the weak spot but you've always wanted
Let yourself be everything, that you've always wanted
It doesn't have to be so decided, as you've always wanted
And no need for explanations, you've always wanted
You'll find what you find when you find there's nothing
here comes my one and only
talking like a starlet on a hollywood screen
she whispers something to me
I hear the words but I don't know what she means
oh she speaks american english
oh don't always understand
though she speaks american english
got the language of love
at her command
love travels transatlantic
I'm hot and bothered by her figure of speech
can't follow her semantics
but when her body moves it's clear to me
chorus
we don't need words
to express what is real
we've got each other
that says everything that we feel
there's too much damn confusion
with all this talking going round and round
we'll reach our own conclusion
we'll make connection on the common ground
chorus
she speaks american english
she speaks the language of love