How educated English speak English : pronunciation as social behaviour

How educated English speak English : pronunciation as social behaviour / Ingrid Wotschke.

How do educated English speak English? Does it sound like Oxford or rather like Cockney? Why did traditional pronunciation habits and criteria of acceptability change radically during the 20th century, when even the BBC world service got a new sound? How to cope with the impacts of this change; what...

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Main Author: Wotschke, Ingrid (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Germany : Frank & Timme, 2014.
Series:Sprachwissenschaft ; Bd. 21.
Subjects:
English language > Great Britain > Pronunciation.
English language > Great Britain > Standardization.
English language > Spoken English > Great Britain.
English language > Pronunciation
English language > Spoken English
English language > Standardization
Great Britain
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Preface; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: The Relevance of Speech Accent in England; Chapter Two: Prestigious Speech Versus Regional Dialect; Chapter Three: Reactions to the Traditional Language Hierarchy; Chapter Four: Broadcast English as mirror and indicator; Conclusion; Notes; References.

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