Sound Patterns of Spoken English is a concise tothepoint compendium ofinformation about the casual pronunciation of everyday English as compared toformal citati... » 

Sound Patterns of Spoken English is a concise tothepoint compendium ofinformation about the casual pronunciation of everyday English as compared toformal citation forms.Concise tothepoint compendium of information about casual pronunciation ofEnglish as compared to citation forms.Covers varieties of English language including General American and StandardSouthern British.Overlaps the boundaries of several areas of study including sociolinguisticslexicography rhetoric and speech sciences.Examines English pronunciation as found in everyday speech.Accompanied by website at http www.blackwellpublishing.comshockey featuringexamples from different accents. «