Sethi, J, Sadanand creator Jindal, D V text xx Delhi PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. 2013,c1993 9999 monographic und

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101 Addressed to an educated user of English, the book, together with a set of two audio cassettes, offers a 'Teach Your-self' course in the pronunciation of English words. Written in a non-technical language, it contains considerable amount of practice materials too.Part I deals with important facts about the pronunciation of English words and the principal attributes of good speech; Part II contains a pronouncing dictionary of some 2,500 commonly used, but often mispronounced, words of English and about 60 foreign words and phrases often used in Eng-lish. The selection of the words and phrases is based partly on research and partly on the authors' long experience. Key Features: · The book takes into account the socio-linguistic realities of the use of English, and accordingly attempts the task of remediation of English pronunciation.· A chart highlights the problems faced by Indian learners.· It provides an exhaustive treatment of the relationship between sound and spelling in English. Contents Preface. PART I: PRONUNCIATION OF ENGLISH WORDS Introduction. English Sounds and Symbols. Some General Rules of Pronunciation. Word Accent in English. Attributes of Good Speech. PART II: DICTIONARY_ The Dictionary. Select Bibliography. Index. English 421.52 SET 9788120306707 Allied Informatics, Jaipur BSDU 170602 20190313123743.0 0001517 English