<div>This book concisely describes ways in which today's standard British English speech differs from the upper-class accent of the last century, Received Pronunciation, which many now find old-fashioned or even comic. In doing so it provides a much-needed update to the existing RP-based descriptions by which the sound system of British English is still known to many around the world.</div><div><b...

A concise, readable and teachable framework. It will be invaluable not only to teachers of EFL, but also to everyone teaching or studying linguistics and phonetics, speech and drama, and speech and language therapy. It is a book I wish I had written myself - but I dont think I would have been able to make such a good job of it-From the Foreword by J.C. Wells, Emeritus Professor of Phonetics, Unive...

This book concisely describes ways in which todays standard British English speech differs from the upper-class accent of the last century, Received Pronunciation, which many now find old-fashioned or even comic. In doing so it provides a much-needed update to the existing RP-based descriptions by which the sound system of British English is still known to many around the world.The book opens with...

A concise, readable and teachable framework. It will be invaluable not only to teachers of EFL, but also to everyone teaching or studying linguistics and phonetics, speech and drama, and speech and language therapy. It is a book I wish I had written myself - but I dont think I would have been able to make such a good job of it-From the Foreword by J.C. Wells, Emeritus Professor of Phonetics, Unive...

This book concisely describes ways in which todays standard British English speech differs from the upper-class accent of the last century, Received Pronunciation, which many now find old-fashioned or even comic. In doing so it provides a much-needed update to the existing RP-based descriptions by which the sound system of British English is still known to many around the world.The book opens with...

This book concisely describes ways in which todays standard British English speech differs from the upper-class accent of the last century, Received Pronunciation, which many now find old-fashioned or even comic. In doing so it provides a much-needed update to the existing RP-based descriptions by which the sound system of British English is still known to many around the world.The book opens with...

This book concisely describes ways in which todays standard British English speech differs from the upper-class accent of the last century, Received Pronunciation, which many now find old-fashioned or even comic. In doing so it provides a much-needed update to the existing RP-based descriptions by which the sound system of British English is still known to many around the world.The book opens with...

A concise, readable and teachable framework. It will be invaluable not only to teachers of EFL, but also to everyone teaching or studying linguistics and phonetics, speech and drama, and speech and language therapy. It is a book I wish I had written myself - but I dont think I would have been able to make such a good job of it-From the Foreword by J.C. Wells, Emeritus Professor of Phonetics, Unive...

This book concisely describes ways in which todays standard British English speech differs from the upper-class accent of the last century, Received Pronunciation, which many now find old-fashioned or even comic. In doing so it provides a much-needed update to the existing RP-based descriptions by which the sound system of British English is still known to many around the world.The book opens with...

This book concisely describes ways in which todays standard British English speech differs from the upper-class accent of the last century, Received Pronunciation, which many now find old-fashioned or even comic. In doing so it provides a much-needed update to the existing RP-based descriptions by which the sound system of British English is still known to many around the world.The book opens with...

A concise, readable and teachable framework. It will be invaluable not only to teachers of EFL, but also to everyone teaching or studying linguistics and phonetics, speech and drama, and speech and language therapy. It is a book I wish I had written myself - but I dont think I would have been able to make such a good job of it-From the Foreword by J.C. Wells, Emeritus Professor of Phonetics, Unive...

A concise, readable and teachable framework. It will be invaluable not only to teachers of EFL, but also to everyone teaching or studying linguistics and phonetics, speech and drama, and speech and language therapy. It is a book I wish I had written myself - but I dont think I would have been able to make such a good job of it-From the Foreword by J.C. Wells, Emeritus Professor of Phonetics, Unive...

A concise, readable and teachable framework. It will be invaluable not only to teachers of EFL, but also to everyone teaching or studying linguistics and phonetics, speech and drama, and speech and language therapy. It is a book I wish I had written myself - but I dont think I would have been able to make such a good job of it-From the Foreword by J.C. Wells, Emeritus Professor of Phonetics, Unive...

This book concisely describes ways in which todays standard British English speech differs from the upper-class accent of the last century, Received Pronunciation, which many now find old-fashioned or even comic. In doing so it provides a much-needed update to the existing RP-based descriptions by which the sound system of British English is still known to many around the world.The book opens with...

A concise, readable and teachable framework. It will be invaluable not only to teachers of EFL, but also to everyone teaching or studying linguistics and phonetics, speech and drama, and speech and language therapy. It is a book I wish I had written myself - but I dont think I would have been able to make such a good job of it-From the Foreword by J.C. Wells, Emeritus Professor of Phonetics, Unive...

A concise, readable and teachable framework. It will be invaluable not only to teachers of EFL, but also to everyone teaching or studying linguistics and phonetics, speech and drama, and speech and language therapy. It is a book I wish I had written myself - but I dont think I would have been able to make such a good job of it-From the Foreword by J.C. Wells, Emeritus Professor of Phonetics, Unive...

A concise, readable and teachable framework. It will be invaluable not only to teachers of EFL, but also to everyone teaching or studying linguistics and phonetics, speech and drama, and speech and language therapy. It is a book I wish I had written myself - but I dont think I would have been able to make such a good job of it-From the Foreword by J.C. Wells, Emeritus Professor of Phonetics, Unive...

A concise, readable and teachable framework. It will be invaluable not only to teachers of EFL, but also to everyone teaching or studying linguistics and phonetics, speech and drama, and speech and language therapy. It is a book I wish I had written myself - but I dont think I would have been able to make such a good job of it-From the Foreword by J.C. Wells, Emeritus Professor of Phonetics, Unive...

A concise, readable and teachable framework. It will be invaluable not only to teachers of EFL, but also to everyone teaching or studying linguistics and phonetics, speech and drama, and speech and language therapy. It is a book I wish I had written myself - but I dont think I would have been able to make such a good job of it-From the Foreword by J.C. Wells, Emeritus Professor of Phonetics, Unive...