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An Introduction to the Pronunciation of English
Brian M. Sietsema,A. C. Gimson +1 more
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Revised to cover modern instrumental techniques, recent research and publications, current terminology, and changes in present-day Received Pronunciation, this edition retains the characteristics that have made it a standard reference text on the pronunciation of British English.Abstract:
Revised to cover modern instrumental techniques, recent research and publications, current terminology, and changes in present-day Received Pronunciation (RP), this edition retains the characteristics that have made it a standard reference text on the pronunciation of British English. A new section on stylistic variation in RP has been added and there is clarification of various rules concerning connected-speech processes. The editor is a former pupil of A.C.Gimson. An ELBS/LPBB edition is available.read more
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The dialects of england since 1776
TL;DR: This article summarized the main dialect features that appear in the literature from the late eighteenth century up to about 1870, and most of the relevant sources were reprinted by the English Dialect Society in the late nineteenth century.