{"product_id":"accents-of-english-volume-3-beyond-the-british-isles-paperback-9780521285414","title":"Accents of English: Volume 3; Beyond the British Isles (Paperback) 9780521285414","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAccents of English: Volume 3\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBeyond the British Isles\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAccents of English is about the way English is pronounced by different people in different places.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. C. Wells (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521285414, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 8 April 1982\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e228 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.7 x 14 x 1.6 cm, 0.33 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAccents of English is about the way English is pronounced by different people in different places. Volume 1 provides a synthesizing introduction, which shows how accents vary not only geographically, but also with social class, formality, sex and age; and in volumes 2 and 3 the author examines in greater depth the various accents used by people who speak English as their mother tongue: the accents of the regions of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland (volume 2), and of the USA, Canada, the West Indies, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Black Africa and the Far East ( volume 3). Each volume can be read independently, and together they form a major scholarly survey, of considerable originality, which not only includes descriptions of hitherto neglected accents, but also examines the implications for phonological theory. Readers will find the answers to many questions: Who makes 'good' rhyme with 'mood'? Which accents have no voiced sibilants? How is a Canadian accent different from an American one, a New Zealand one from an Australian one, a Jamaican one from a Barbadian one? What are the historical reasons for British-American pronunciation differences? What sound changes are currently in progress in New York, in London, in Edinburgh? Dr Wells his written principally for students of linguistics, phonetics and English language, but the motivated general reader will also find the study both fascinating and rewarding.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eVolume III: Beyond the British Isles: Preface\u003cbr\u003e Typographical conventions and phonetic symbols\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. North America: 19. GenAm revisited\u003cbr\u003e 20. Canada\u003cbr\u003e 21. New York City\u003cbr\u003e 22. New England\u003cbr\u003e 23. The south\u003cbr\u003e 24. Black English\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. The West Indies: 25. General characteristics of Caribbean English\u003cbr\u003e 26. Individual territories\u003cbr\u003e Part VIII. The Southern Hemisphere: 27. Australia\u003cbr\u003e 28. New Zealand\u003cbr\u003e 29. South Africa\u003cbr\u003e Part IX. The Imperial Legacy: 30. India\u003cbr\u003e 31. Africa\u003cbr\u003e 32. The Far East\u003cbr\u003e Sources and further reading\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Linguistics%20%5BCF%5D%22\"\u003eCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001142366488,"sku":"9780521285414","price":44.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521285414i_ebd5b028-e0d8-440b-93d0-768f7fd63bee.jpg?v=1691374551","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/accents-of-english-volume-3-beyond-the-british-isles-paperback-9780521285414","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}