Speech Rhythm in Learner and Second Language Varieties of English

Book Overview

This book presents cutting-edge research on the production and perception of speech rhythm by speakers of English in countries where it is used as a foreign language or an institutionalised second language (also sometimes known as the Expanding and Outer Circles). It contributes to a better understanding of speech rhythm, which has long been recognised as an important supra-segmental category of speech, focusing on its relevance in World Englishes,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811989397
• ISBN13: 9789811989391
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"