Sounds Appealing: The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation by Crystal, David

Sounds Appealing: The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation

It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it ... There have long been...
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Author: David Crystal
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Sounds Appealing: The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation by Crystal, David

Sounds Appealing: The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation

¥3,634

Sounds Appealing: The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation

¥3,634
Author: David Crystal
Format: Paperback
Language: English
It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it ...

There have long been debates about 'correct' pronunciation in the English language, and Britain's most distinguished linguistic expert, David Crystal, is here to set the record straight. Sounds Appealing tells us exactly why, and how, we pronounce words as we do.

Pronunciation is integral to communication, and is tailored to meet the demands of the two main forces behind language: intelligibility and identity. Equipping his readers with knowledge of phonetics, linguistics and physiology - with examples ranging from Eliza Doolittle to Winston Churchill - David Crystal explores the origins of regional accents, how they are influenced by class and education, and how their peculiarities have changed over time.

Author: David Crystal
Publisher: Ips - Profile Books
Published: 07/02/2019
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781781256107

About the Author
David Crystal is Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor. His many books range from clinical linguistics to the liturgy and Shakespeare. He is the author of The Story of English in 100 Words, Spell It Out: The Singular History of English Spelling, and Making a Point: The Pernickety History of English Punctuation, all published by Profile. His Stories of English is a Penguin Classic.

Find him on Twitter @davcr
www.davidcrystal.com

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