Gimson's Pronunciation of English

Since its first publication in 1962, Gimson’s Pronunciation of English has been the essential reference book for anyone studying or teaching the pronunciation of English. This eighth edition has been updated to describe General British (GB) as the principal accent, rather than RP, and the accompanying transcriptions have been brought into line with recent changes in pronunciation. This latest edition also includes completely rewritten chapters on the history of the language and the emergence of a standard, alongside a justification for the change from RP to GB. A further bonus to this important text is its extensive and attractive new Companion Website (www.routledge.com/cw/cruttenden), which now includes moment-by-moment commentaries on videos showing the articulation of all GB consonants and vowels in spoken phrases, as well as cross-referencing between the book and these videos. The Companion Website also includes new recordings of Old English, Middle English, and Early Modern English, and features links to recordings of recent and current GB with comments and transcriptions. Comprehensive yet accessible, Gimson’s Pronunciation of English remains the indispensable reference book for anyone for anyone with an interest in English phonetics.

PART I: Speech and language 1. Communication 2. The production of speech 3. The sounds of speech 4. The description and classification of speech sounds 5. Sounds in language PART II: The sounds of English 6. The historical background 7. Standard and regional accents 8. The English vowels 9. The English consonants PART III: Words and connected speech 10. Words 11. Connected speech 12. Words in connected speech 13. Teaching the pronunciation of English

A. C. Gimson was Professor of Phonetics at the University College, London. Alan Cruttenden is Emeritus Professor of Phonetics, University of Manchester, and Fellow of the Phonetics Laboratory, University of Oxford.