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Spoken and written representations of English are mutually inconsistent, making it difficult to interpret the 'logic' of the language. PETER TRUDGILL is Adjunct Prof.Have you ever been confused by the fact that the words 'though' and 'bough' are pronounced differently, or frustrated by the realisation that 'hint' and 'pint' don't rhyme? It is well known that the spelling system of English is notoriously unhelpful as an indicator of how to pronounce English words. Though now retired, Arthur continues to write and act as a consultant. His book, Testing for Language Teachers, now in its second edition, was first published in 1989 and continues to be a bestseller. He was joint founder-editor of the international journal Language Testing, has published widely in the field of testing and has carried out consultancies in the UK and in several countries overseas. On sabbatical from Reading, he directed English language testing projects at Bosphorus University, Istanbul (1982-84) and in the Ministry of Secondary Education, Morocco (1992-93). This combination of reference manual and practical guide makes this fifth edition of English Accents and Dialects a highly useful resource providing a comprehensive and contemporary coverage of speech in the UK and Ireland today.ĭOMINIC WATT is Senior Lecturer in Forensic Speech Science at the University of York, UK.ĪRTHUR HUGHES taught Applied Linguistics at the University of Reading for 25 years, setting up and directing the Testing and Evaluation Unit. clear maps throughout for locating particular accents and dialects.additional exercises with answers online accompany the new varieties.contains new entries on Hull, Manchester, Carlisle, Middlesbrough, Southampton, London West Indian, Lancashire and the Shetlands.recent findings on London English, Aberdeen English and Liverpool English.main regional differences are followed by a survey of speech in over 20 areas of the UK and Ireland, audio samples of which are available to download at.Together with invaluable overviews of numerous regional accents and dialects, this fifth edition provides a detailed description of key features of Received Pronounciation (RP) as well as several major non-standard varieties of English. English Accents and Dialects is an essential guide to contemporary social and regional varieties of English spoken in the British Isles today.

English accents and dialects watt hughes pdf free library