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. |
Contents
Interspeaker variation | 25 |
Intraspeaker variation | 53 |
5 | 64 |
The role of transfer in determining the phonological core | 99 |
Identifying the phonological core | 123 |
Negotiating intelligibility in the ELT | 165 |
Common terms and phrases
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