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Part IV: Pronunciation of the Major Varieties of English
by John Levis, Marnie Reed
The Handbook of English Pronunciation
Cover
Title page
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
REFERENCES
Part I: The History of English Pronunciation
1 The Historical Evolution of English Pronunciation
Introduction
A question of evidence
Case study 1
Digraphs and diphthongs
The Great Vowel Shift
Explaining sound-change
REFERENCES
2 Accent as a Social Symbol
Introduction
Acts of transformation: the eighteenth-century context
Educating accents
Attitudes, accent, and popular culture
The broadcast voice
Belief and behavior: convergence and divergence
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3 History of ESL Pronunciation Teaching
Introduction
Before pronunciation teaching (1800–1880s)
The first wave of pronunciation teaching: precursors (1850s–1880s)
The second wave of pronunciation teaching: the reform movement (1880s–early 1900s)
Reform movement innovations (1888–1910)
Converging and complementary approaches (1890s–1920s)
A period of consolidation (1920s–1950s)
Competing conceptual paradigms: 1950–1970s
ALM and pronunciation teaching (1960–1975): conflicting perspectives
Three innovators of the 1960s–1970s: Clifford H. Prator, Betty Wallace Robinett, and J. Donald Bowen
“Bowen’s Technique”
Designer methods of the 1970s
The third wave: communicative styles of pronunciation teaching (mid-1980s–1990s)
The third wave’s first genre of professional literature: ESL classroom textbooks (mid-1980s–present)
The third wave’s second genre: activity recipe collections (1990s–2012)
The third wave’s third genre: teacher preparation texts (late 1990s–present)
Pronunciation teaching specialists (1980s–1990s)
Ontogeny of ESL pronunciation teaching in the twentieth century
A gap in ESL pronunciation teaching (up until the mid-1990s)
The fourth wave: emergence of empirical research (mid-1990s–present)
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Part II: Describing English Pronunciation
4 Segmentals
Introduction
The emergence of standard pronunciation
The International Phonetic Association (IPA)
Phonemes and allophones
Representing the consonants of English
Variation in the consonant symbols
Representing the monophthong vowels of English
Diphthongs
Feature-based representations of sounds
Autosegmental representations
Nonprescriptive representations
Conclusion
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5 Syllable Structure
Introduction
Importance as a unit
Structure of the syllable
Complexity of English syllable structure
Rhyme
Onset
Problems in syllabification
Semi-vowels, syllabic consonants
Some syllable structure rules of English
Potential syllables
Integration of loanwords
Syllables in pronunciation teaching
Conclusion
REFERENCES
6 Lexical Stress in English Pronunciation
English lexical stress and its pronunciation implications
The perception of English lexical stress by native listeners
The production of English lexical stress by native speakers
Mispronunciation of stress
Lexical stress and non-native use of English
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
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7 The Rhythmic Patterning of English(es)
Early research
Recent research
Rhythm indices and the measurement of rhythm of world Englishes
Implications for pronunciation teaching
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8 English Intonation – Form and Meaning
Introduction
Descriptive traditions
Instrumental analysis
Intonation and meaning
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Part III: Pronunciation and Discourse
9 Connected Speech
Introduction
Definitions of connected speech
Function of CSPs in English
A classification for connected speech processes
Connected speech features
Research into CSPs
Production
Future research into connected speech
REFERENCES
10 Functions of Intonation in Discourse
Introduction
Theoretical and methodological frameworks
Sentence types and speech acts
Information structure
Text structure
Interaction management: turn-taking in conversation
Backchannel
Attitude/interpersonal meaning
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11 Pronunciation and the Analysis of Discourse
Introduction
The role of prosody for discourse
Implications for learning and teaching pronunciation
Concluding observations
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Appendix
12 Fluency
Introduction
Defining fluency
Relationships between fluency, accentedness, intelligibility, and comprehensibility
Relevant speech production models
Implications
Conclusion
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Part IV: Pronunciation of the Major Varieties of English
13 North American English
“North American English” and “pronunciation”: a definition of terms
General pronunciation features of Standard North American English (SNAE): what makes people sound North American?
Regional variation in NAE pronunciation
Social variation in NAE
REFERENCES
14 British English
The state of British English pronunciation
A model English accent: Received Pronunciation
Locating regional accents
Major markers of place
Fine tuning regional differences
Some regional suprasegmentals
Conclusion
REFERENCES
15 Australian and New Zealand English
Introduction
Vowels
Consonants
Prosodics
Conclusion
REFERENCES
16 The Pronunciation of English in South Africa
Introduction
The historical sociolinguistics of South African English
The pronunciation features of South African English
Recent developments and research into SAfE
Conclusion
REFERENCES
17 Indian English Pronunciation
Introduction
English in India: past and present
Elements of General Indian English Pronunciation: segments
Prosodic features
Information structure: focus
Stability
Conclusion
Acknowledgment
REFERENCES
18 Pronunciation and World Englishes
Introduction
REFERENCES
Part V: Pronunciation and Language Acquisition
19 Acquisition of the English Sound System
Early studies of child language
Conclusion
REFERENCES
Appendix
20 Variables Affecting L2 Pronunciation Development
Introduction
Participants
Social processes
Collective actions
Theoretical frameworks
Conclusion
REFERENCES
Part VI: Pronunciation Teaching
21 Intelligibility in Research and Practice: Teaching Priorities
Introduction
Definitions
Local versus global intelligibility
Measurement
Laboratory and classroom-based studies of intelligibility
Listener effects
Teaching priorities in intelligibility-oriented instruction
Focus priorities
Implementation
Conclusions
REFERENCES
22 The Segmental/Suprasegmental Debate
Introduction
Categorizing features of pronunciation: segmental or suprasegmental?
An integrated system of pronunciation features: the prosodic hierarchy
Moving on from the segmental/suprasegmental debate
Conclusion
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23 Applying Theories of Language and Learning to Teaching Pronunciation
Introduction
What can theories tell us and which ones should we listen to?
Teaching tips
Conclusion
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24 The Pronunciation of English as a Lingua Franca
Introduction
ENL, ESL, EFL and ELF: differences in pronunciation teaching goals
Variation, accent, and intelligibility
The Lingua Franca Core
Teaching ELF pronunciation – classroom models
Teaching ELF pronunciation – classroom techniques
The learner’s mother-tongue phonology
Concerns regarding teaching pronunciation for ELF
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25 Intonation in Research and Practice: The Importance of Metacognition
Introduction
Theories informing intonation pedagogy
Intonation in practice: an overview of current approaches and relevant research
Original research on intonation
Discussion: research and practice divides
Implications for a metacognitive approach to the classroom
Five recommendations for a metacognitive-focused approach to intonation
Conclusion
REFERENCES
26 Integrating Pronunciation into the Language Classroom
Introduction
Challenges
Form-focused communicative language teaching
Using the communicative framework to integrate a pronunciation component into other lessons
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
REFERENCES
27 Using Orthography to Teach Pronunciation
Introduction
Representing English sounds
Orthography for prediction
Predicting consonant choice
Predicting major word stress
Predicting major-stressed vowels
Predicting compression
Predicting suffix forms
Predicting variability
Conclusion
REFERENCES
28 Technology and Learning Pronunciation
Introduction
Technology for capturing and modeling pronunciation, with limited feedback
Technology for suprasegmental feedback
Technology for giving feedback at the segmental level
Technology for evaluating pronunciation
Technology for practising speaking skills
Conclusion
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Index
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