An Essay Towards Establishing a Standard for an Elegant and Uniform Pronunciation of the English Language, ... by James Buchanan,

An Essay Towards Establishing a Standard for an Elegant and Uniform Pronunciation of the English Language, ... by James Buchanan,
Author: James Buchanan
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2018-04-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9781379378761

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T087971 With a final errata leaf. London: printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1766. xxvii, [333]p.; 8°

Features, Function and Importance of Received Pronunciation

Features, Function and Importance of Received Pronunciation
Author: Adrian Müller
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 12
Release: 2016-02-17
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 3668152780

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, , language: English, abstract: Received Pronunciation, hereafter abbreviated as RP, which has been considered a model of English pronunciation is broadening to more tolerance towards a larger amount of speakers. (Upton/Kortmann 2008:238f.) Looking at the history of RP first will lead us to conclusions about its function and social importance, which are still applicable nowadays. Afterwards, special features of RP will be discussed as examples that might also imply certain changes that have happened to RP over the last decades. Afterwards a decision can be made, whether the development RP is undergoing are being useful and promising for the future of the English language.

The Handbook of English Pronunciation

The Handbook of English Pronunciation
Author: Marnie Reed
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 551
Release: 2015-04-21
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1118346661

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