English Pronunciation Models in a Globalized World - Accent, Acceptability and Hong Kong English

This book explores the topics of English accents and pronunciation. It highlights their connections with several important issues in the study of English in the world, including intelligibility, identity, and globalization. The focus on pronunciation teaching is combined with sociolinguistic perspectives on global English, and the wider question asked by the book is: what does it mean to teach English pronunciation in a globalized world? It critically examines existing approaches to global English, such as World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca, and considers their contributions as well as their limitations in the Hong Kong context.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Soundings in global English 2. Global English: A sociolinguistic toolkit 3. Accent and Pronunciation 4. Accents and Communication: Intelligibility in global English 5. Teaching English Pronunciation: The models debate 6. English in Hong Kong: The sociolinguistic soundscape 7. Somewhere Between: Accent and pronunciation in Hong Kong 8. Conclusions: Teaching English pronunciation in a globalized world

About the author

Andrew Sewell is Assistant Professor at the Department of English at Lingnan University in Hong Kong.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Sewell, Andrew (Lingnan University Sewell, Sewell Andrew
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.09.2018
• EAN: 9780367133832
• ISBN: 978-0-367-13383-2
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Routledge Studies in World Englishes
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, Hong Kong, Sociolinguistics, Language: reference and general, Phonetics, phonology, Historical & comparative linguistics, Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, Historical and comparative linguistics, ELT pronunciation