Publisher's Synopsis
This revised edition in the field of English pronunciation gives an expanded treatment of world Englishes. The content has been extended, in particular the sections on language teaching and the measurement of sounds.;This comprehensive study includes: historical background to the present sound systems; a detailed study of the present sound systems; changes in received pronunciation; the acoustic nature of English sounds; a section on stylistic variation in received pronunciation; rules concerning connected-spead processes; and an appendix on the teaching of English pronunciation.;The book should be useful as a reference book for teachers of English as a foreign language and for students of English pronunciation at an advanced level of English.
