Sounds appealing : the passionate story of English pronunciation
Crystal, David, 1941-2018
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Total copies: 1
Pronunciation is integral to communication, and is tailored to meet the demands of the two main forces behind language: intelligibility and identity. Equipping his readers with knowledge of phonetics, linguistics and physiology - with examples ranging from Eliza Doolittle to Winston Churchill - David Crystal explores the origins of regional accents, how they are influenced by class and education, and how their peculiarities have changed over time.
Main title:
Sounds appealing : the passionate story of English pronunciation / David Crystal.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2018.
Collation:
296 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781781256091 (hbk)1781256098 (hbk)9781782832348 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
421.52 CRY421.52
LC class:
PE1137
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
317968