The Handbook of English Pronunciation
English | ISBN: 1118314476 | 2016 | 552 Pages | PDF | 4 MB

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

Marnie Reed is Associate Professor of Education and affiliated faculty in the Program in Applied Linguistics at Boston University. 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 Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESL at Iowa State University, where he teaches courses on the teaching of pronunciation and oral communication, sociolinguistics, introductory linguistics, and the history of the English language.