Sound Patterns of Spoken English (Paperback)

Linda Shockey

ISBN 10: 0631230807 / ISBN 13: 9780631230809

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken, 2002

About this Item

Paperback. Sound Patterns of Spoken English is a concise, to-the-point compendium of information about the casual pronunciation of everyday English as compared to formal citation forms. Concise, to-the-point compendium of information about casual pronunciation of English as compared to citation forms.Covers varieties of English language including General American and Standard Southern British.Overlaps the boundaries of several areas of study including sociolinguistics, lexicography, rhetoric, and speech sciences.Examines English pronunciation as found in everyday speech.Accompanied by website at featuring examples from different accents. This text is a compendium of information about the pronunciation of casual English (English as it is used un-self-consciously in informal situations). It does not depend on prior knowledge of any particular phonological theory, but does require basic knowledge of linguistics. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sound Patterns of Spoken English (Paperback)
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631230807
• ISBN 13: 9780631230809
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Sound Patterns of Spoken English is a concise, to-the-point compendium of information about the casual pronunciation of everyday English as compared to formal citation forms.

• Concise, to-the-point compendium of information about casual pronunciation of English as compared to citation forms.
• Covers varieties of English language including General American and Standard Southern British.
• Overlaps the boundaries of several areas of study including sociolinguistics, lexicography, rhetoric, and speech sciences.
• Examines English pronunciation as found in everyday speech.
• Accompanied by website at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/shockey featuring examples from different accents.

About the Author

Linda Shockey is Lecturer in the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies at the University of Reading. She specializes in acoustic and articulatory phonetics and phonology and is co-editor of In Honor of Ilse Lehiste (1988).