The Handbook of English Pronunciation

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Description

The Handbook of English Pronunciation presents a comprehensive exploration of English pronunciation with essential topics for applied linguistics researchers and teachers, including language acquisition, varieties of English, historical perspectives, accent’s changing role, and connections to discourse, technology, and pedagogy.

Provides thorough descriptions of all elements of English pronunciation
Features contributions from a global list of authors, reflecting the finest scholarship available
Explores a careful balance of issues and topics important to both researchers and teachers
Provides a historical understanding of the importance of pronunciation and examines some of the major ways English is pronounced today throughout the world
Considers practical concerns about how research and practice interact in teaching pronunciation in the classroom

About the Author

Marnie Reed is Professor of Education and affiliated faculty in the Program in Applied Linguistics at Boston University, USA. She is also Director of the graduate program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) in the School of Education, where she teaches courses in linguistics, second language acquisition, and applied phonetics and phonology.

John M. Levis is Angela B. Pavitt Professor of English in the Applied Linguistics and TESL program at Iowa State University, USA. He specializes in the teaching of pronunciation and oral communication, phonetics and phonology, introductory linguistics, dialects in American literature, and technology and oral communication.

Series

Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics

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