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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787071103321

Autore

Wotschke Ingrid

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Germany : , : Frank & Timme, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

3-7329-9915-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 p.)

Collana

Sprachwissenschaft, , 1862-6149 ; ; Band 21

Disciplina

428.34

Soggetti

English language - Great Britain - Pronunciation

English language - Great Britain - Standardization

English language - Spoken English - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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