Originally published in 1986, this text surveys intonation in all its aspects, both in English and universally. In this updated edition, while the basic descriptive facts of the form and use of intonation are presented in the British nuclear tone tradition, there is nevertheless extensive comparison with other theoretical frameworks, in particular with the ToBI framework, which has become widespread in the United States. In this new edition Alan Cruttenden has expanded the sections on historical background, different theoretical approaches and sociolinguistic variation. After introductory...
Originally published in 1986, this text surveys intonation in all its aspects, both in English and universally. In this updated edition, while the bas...
When published in 1986, this book was the first to survey intonation in all its aspects, both in English and universally. In this updated edition, while the basic descriptive facts of the form and use of intonation are presented in the British nuclear tone tradition, there is nevertheless extensive comparison with other theoretical frameworks, in particular with the ToBI framework, which has become widespread in the United States. The author has expanded the sections on historical background, different theoretical approaches and sociolinguistic variation. Intonation remains a basic reference...
When published in 1986, this book was the first to survey intonation in all its aspects, both in English and universally. In this updated edition, whi...
Since its first publication in 1962, "Gimson s Pronunciation of English" has been the essential reference book for anyone studying or teaching the pronunciation of English.
This eighth edition has been updated to describe General British (GB) as the principal accent, rather than RP, and the accompanying transcriptions have been brought into line with recent changes in pronunciation. This latest edition also includes completely rewritten chapters on the history of the language and the emergence of a standard, alongside a justification for the change from RP to GB.
A further bonus to...
Since its first publication in 1962, "Gimson s Pronunciation of English" has been the essential reference book for anyone studying or teaching the ...
Since its first publication in 1962, "Gimson s Pronunciation of English" has been the essential reference book for anyone studying or teaching the pronunciation of English.
This eighth edition has been updated to describe General British (GB) as the principal accent, rather than RP, and the accompanying transcriptions have been brought into line with recent changes in pronunciation. This latest edition also includes completely rewritten chapters on the history of the language and the emergence of a standard, alongside a justification for the change from RP to GB.
A further bonus to...
Since its first publication in 1962, "Gimson s Pronunciation of English" has been the essential reference book for anyone studying or teaching the ...
