Since English is a language which possesses sounds represented
... vowels and the clusters of vowels within monosyllabic words, in a deductive way in the teaching-learning process of English is of great help to adult second language learners of English, although vowels’ pronunciation problems may arise due to irregularities in each spelling pattern and the nonexist ...
... vowels and the clusters of vowels within monosyllabic words, in a deductive way in the teaching-learning process of English is of great help to adult second language learners of English, although vowels’ pronunciation problems may arise due to irregularities in each spelling pattern and the nonexist ...
Trudgill 1999 File
... the term standardised language: a standardised language is a language one of whose varieties has undergone standardisation. Standardisation, too, appears to be a relatively uncontroversial term, although the terminology employed in the discussion of this topic is by no means uniform. I myself have d ...
... the term standardised language: a standardised language is a language one of whose varieties has undergone standardisation. Standardisation, too, appears to be a relatively uncontroversial term, although the terminology employed in the discussion of this topic is by no means uniform. I myself have d ...
Checklist of dialect features
... and merry become homophonous (as /mεri/), indeed with the recent raising of /æ/ to /ε / there may be no distinction between any of the three words. ⁄ . In an area of the north-west Midlands stretching down the border with Wales this feature is fou ...
... and merry become homophonous (as /mεri/), indeed with the recent raising of /æ/ to /ε / there may be no distinction between any of the three words. ⁄ . In an area of the north-west Midlands stretching down the border with Wales this feature is fou ...
Peter Trudgill: Standard English: what it isn`t
... We use the term register in the sense of a variety of language determined by topic, subject matter or activity, such as the register of mathematics, the register of medicine, or the register of pigeon fancying. In English, this is almost entirely a matter of lexis, although some registers, notably t ...
... We use the term register in the sense of a variety of language determined by topic, subject matter or activity, such as the register of mathematics, the register of medicine, or the register of pigeon fancying. In English, this is almost entirely a matter of lexis, although some registers, notably t ...
11 The English Language in America
... with some admixture of the French and the Germans, but as each new section was opened up it attracted colonists from various districts which had become overcrowded or uncongenial to them. Thus colonists from Massachusetts went north into Maine and New Hampshire and south into Rhode Island and Connec ...
... with some admixture of the French and the Germans, but as each new section was opened up it attracted colonists from various districts which had become overcrowded or uncongenial to them. Thus colonists from Massachusetts went north into Maine and New Hampshire and south into Rhode Island and Connec ...
Teaching the Five Ws About Rules of English Pronunciation: A
... used in the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales). Received Pronunciation (RP) is defined in the Concise Oxford English Dictionary as “the standard accent of English as spoken in the south of England”. American English (AmE) is the form of English used in the United States. ...
... used in the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales). Received Pronunciation (RP) is defined in the Concise Oxford English Dictionary as “the standard accent of English as spoken in the south of England”. American English (AmE) is the form of English used in the United States. ...
the color vowel chart teachers guide
... 5. To conclude this lesson, give students a small piece of paper each and have them write down one new word or phrase that they personally find difficult to pronounce. Collect the pieces of paper. Pick one word and write it on the board. Model the pronunciation of the word, and have students repeat ...
... 5. To conclude this lesson, give students a small piece of paper each and have them write down one new word or phrase that they personally find difficult to pronounce. Collect the pieces of paper. Pick one word and write it on the board. Model the pronunciation of the word, and have students repeat ...
Presentation of research
... • Vowel mergers of /ʌ/ and /ʊ/ – much research has focused on the strut–foot vowel merger. The /ʌ/ vowel does not appear in north of England accents (including Midlands) and some Irish accents. In these places the /ʊ/ sound exists in both words, making the words strut and foot rhyme. Interestingly, ...
... • Vowel mergers of /ʌ/ and /ʊ/ – much research has focused on the strut–foot vowel merger. The /ʌ/ vowel does not appear in north of England accents (including Midlands) and some Irish accents. In these places the /ʊ/ sound exists in both words, making the words strut and foot rhyme. Interestingly, ...
Look Inside
... In this book… … you will use British In particular, you will use the variety that has come to be known as ‘BBC English as a model English’. BBC English is the pronunciation used by speakers such as newsreaders for pronunciation. and announcers on television and radio, including the World Service. So ...
... In this book… … you will use British In particular, you will use the variety that has come to be known as ‘BBC English as a model English’. BBC English is the pronunciation used by speakers such as newsreaders for pronunciation. and announcers on television and radio, including the World Service. So ...
Ch. 5 Language
... color). Substitution of “s” for “c” (“defence” instead of defense” Pronunciation: Colonists began to pronounce words differently than the British. Prominent difference is a and r (fast, path, half- have the sound of “ah” like father rather than the “a” like man). British also eliminate the letter r ...
... color). Substitution of “s” for “c” (“defence” instead of defense” Pronunciation: Colonists began to pronounce words differently than the British. Prominent difference is a and r (fast, path, half- have the sound of “ah” like father rather than the “a” like man). British also eliminate the letter r ...
Ch. 5 Language
... color). Substitution of “s” for “c” (“defence” instead of defense” Pronunciation: Colonists began to pronounce words differently than the British. Prominent difference is a and r (fast, path, half- have the sound of “ah” like father rather than the “a” like man). British also eliminate the letter r ...
... color). Substitution of “s” for “c” (“defence” instead of defense” Pronunciation: Colonists began to pronounce words differently than the British. Prominent difference is a and r (fast, path, half- have the sound of “ah” like father rather than the “a” like man). British also eliminate the letter r ...
English Language Learning - Curry School of Education
... 1. be aware of dialect differences, both social and regional; 2. avoid trying to change children’s dialects by “correcting” their pronunciation; and 3. model the “Power Code” in their own spoken English. ...
... 1. be aware of dialect differences, both social and regional; 2. avoid trying to change children’s dialects by “correcting” their pronunciation; and 3. model the “Power Code” in their own spoken English. ...
Exploring the possibilities of standardization and
... "We should not be so naive . . . as to begin thinking that nonstandard English will ever shed its stigma. Many who argue against teaching Standard conventions seem to believe it will. The reality is that failure to teach the conventions of Standard and formal Standard English in our classes is unl ...
... "We should not be so naive . . . as to begin thinking that nonstandard English will ever shed its stigma. Many who argue against teaching Standard conventions seem to believe it will. The reality is that failure to teach the conventions of Standard and formal Standard English in our classes is unl ...
In American English
... American English is the most popular language in the world, because: • America remains the top superpower in the world • it is wildly spread through advertising, tourism and television • all computer technologies, business, entertaining industry come from America and work everywhere ...
... American English is the most popular language in the world, because: • America remains the top superpower in the world • it is wildly spread through advertising, tourism and television • all computer technologies, business, entertaining industry come from America and work everywhere ...
American dialects
... South to a basic North-South regional distinction. The Midland region is reduced to secondary levels of dialect features localized in the southern North and northern South areas. Labov, in his article The Three Dialects of English comes up with a different approach to determining the major American ...
... South to a basic North-South regional distinction. The Midland region is reduced to secondary levels of dialect features localized in the southern North and northern South areas. Labov, in his article The Three Dialects of English comes up with a different approach to determining the major American ...
American English
... The process of coining new lexical items started as soon as the colonists began borrowing names for unfamiliar flora, fauna, and topography from the Native American languages. Examples of such names are opossum, raccoon, squash and moose (from Algonquian). Other Native American loanwords, such as wi ...
... The process of coining new lexical items started as soon as the colonists began borrowing names for unfamiliar flora, fauna, and topography from the Native American languages. Examples of such names are opossum, raccoon, squash and moose (from Algonquian). Other Native American loanwords, such as wi ...
Differences between British and American English
... Island Sound is usually regarded as the southern/western extent of New England speech, which has its roots in the speech of the Puritans from East Anglia who settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Potomac River generally divides a group of Northern coastal dialects from the beginning of the Co ...
... Island Sound is usually regarded as the southern/western extent of New England speech, which has its roots in the speech of the Puritans from East Anglia who settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Potomac River generally divides a group of Northern coastal dialects from the beginning of the Co ...