Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The history and spread of English worldwide; 3. The vowels of English; 4. Rhoticity in varieties of English; 5. The consonants of English; 6. English syllable structure; 7. English stress and rhythm; 8. Intonation in varieties of English; 9. Investigating English phonetics and phonology.

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Focusing on English varieties around the world, this textbook provides a full introduction to key concepts in phonetics and phonology.

About the Author

Jette G. Hansen Edwards is Professor of Applied English Linguistics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has published more than fifty articles, book chapters, and books, primarily in the area of the phonetics and phonology of World Englishes.