Sounds appealing : the passionate story of English pronunciation
Crystal, David, 1941-2019
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An exploration of why and how we pronounce words in English why we do, drawing on pop culture and history to make the phonetics, linguistics and physiology accessible. The fifth in Crystal's pentalogy on the English language. It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it ... There have long been debates about 'correct' pronunciation in the English language, and Britain's most distinguished linguistic expert, David Crystal, is here to set the record straight. Sounds Appealing tells us exactly why, and how, we pronounce words as we do. Pronunciation is integral to communication, and is tailored to meet the demands of the two main forces behind language: intelligibility and identity. Equipping his readers with knowledge of phonetics, linguistics and physiology - with examples ranging from Eliza Doolittle to Winston Churchill - David Crystal explores the origins of regional accents, how they are influenced by class and education, and how their peculiarities have changed over time.
Main title:
Sounds appealing : the passionate story of English pronunciation / David Crystal.
Author:
Crystal, David, 1941-, author
Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2019.
Collation:
296 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2018.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781781256107 (pbk)
Dewey class:
421.5209
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2100610