The Phonology of English as an International LanguageThis book advocates a new approach to pronunciation teaching, in which the goal is mutual intelligibility among non-native speakers, rather than imitating native speakers. It will be of interest to all teachers of English as an International Language, especially Business English. It proposes a basic core of phonological teaching, with controversial suggestions for what should be included. |
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Contents
Changing patterns in the use of English | 5 |
Interspeaker variation | 25 |
Intraspeaker variation | 53 |
Intelligibility in interlanguage talk | 69 |
The role of transfer in determining the phonological core | 99 |
Identifying the phonological core | 123 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Phonology of English as an International Language Oxford Applied Linguistics Oxford English |
| Author | Jennifer Jenkins |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | OUP Oxford, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0194421643, 9780194421645 |
| Length | 258 pages |
| Subjects | › › Foreign Language Study / English as a Second Language History / United States / General Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology |
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