This is a unique introductory survey of the main regional and social varieties of English spoken in the British Isles. In the book, the authors discuss accent a

English Accents and Dialects is an essential guide to contemporary social and regional varieties of English spoken in the British Isles today. Together with inv

Since its initial publication, English with an Accent has provoked debate and controversy within classrooms through its in-depth scrutiny of American attitudes

Accents of English is about the way English is pronounced by different people in different places. Volume 1 provides a synthesizing introduction, which shows ho

The first comprehensive study of how English is pronounced by different people in different places. It provides an integrated and unified framework for existing