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Author Wotschke, Ingrid, author.

Title How educated English speak English : pronunciation as social behaviour / Ingrid Wotschke.

Publication Info. Berlin, Germany : Frank & Timme, 2014.
©2014
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Description 1 online resource (252 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Sprachwissenschaft, 1862-6149 ; Band 21
Sprachwissenschaft ; Bd. 21.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Foreword; Preface; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: The Relevance of Speech Accent in England; Chapter Two: Prestigious Speech Versus Regional Dialect; Chapter Three: Reactions to the Traditional Language Hierarchy; Chapter Four: Broadcast English as mirror and indicator; Conclusion; Notes; References.
Summary How do educated English speak English? Does it sound like Oxford or rather like Cockney? Why did traditional pronunciation habits and criteria of acceptability change radically during the 20th century, when even the BBC world service got a new sound? How to cope with the impacts of this change; what is the actual 'standard'? Speech accent is not only a regional, but also a social marker. Ingrid Wotschke discusses educated pronunciation in its changing social contexts, supported by numerous speech samples and illustrations. Besides, she presents the alternative model of current Educated English.
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Subject English language -- Great Britain -- Pronunciation.
English language.
Great Britain.
English language -- Great Britain -- Standardization.
Standardization.
English language -- Spoken English -- Great Britain.
English language -- Spoken English.
English language -- Pronunciation.
English language -- Standardization.
Other Form: Print version: Wotschke, Ingrid. How educated English speak English : pronunciation as social behaviour. Berlin, Germany : Frank & Timme, ©2014 248 pages Sprachwissenschaft ; Band 21 1862-6149 9783732900626
ISBN 3732999157 (e-book)
9783732999156 (electronic book)
9783732900626

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