192 Pages
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Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
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Routledge
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For those who are familiar with the first edition, it will be convenient to have some indication of where the main changes lie. Chapter one has been largely rewritten to give an outline of current approaches to a model of comprehension of spoken language. Chapter two has a new initial section but otherwise remains as it was. Chapter three incorporates a new section on pause and how this interacts... Read more
General editors preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction to the second edition, Transcription conventions, Chapter 1 The need to teach the comprehension of spoken English, Chapter 2 ‘Ideal’ segments, syllables and words, Chapter 3 The function of rhythm, Chapter 4 Patterns of simplification in informal speech, Chapter 5 The function of intonation, Chapter 6 Paralinguistic features, Chapter 7 Teaching listening comprehension, Appendix, Works quoted from in Chapter 6, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Gillian Brown
