TY - GEN AU - Reed, Marnie (ed.) AU - Levis, John (ed.) TI - Handbook of English pronunciation SN - 9781119055266 U1 - 421.52 PY - 2019/// CY - West Sussex PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Language KW - Phonology KW - English KW - English Language- Punctuation KW - English Language- Pronunciation KW - English Language- Dialects KW - English Language- Phonetics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - The Handbook of English Pronunciation presents a comprehensive exploration of the characteristics of English pronunciation, including language acquisition, English in the world, its relationship to modern technology, the shifting role of accent, and more. Featuring contributions from a global team of authors, the Handbook explores such areas as the pronunciation function at the sound, word, sentence, and discourse levels and the important and often inadequately described suprasegmental aspects of phonology. It offers insights into a wide range of relevant topics, including the historical development of English, global diversity of English pronunciation, optimum ways of describing features of English pronunciation, patterns of first and second language acquisition, and social attitudes relating to variations in accents. Through a careful balance of essential topics in both research and pedagogy, The Handbook of English Pronunciation is an invaluable resource, addressing this ER -