Speech Rhythm in Varieties of English

Robert Fuchs

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, 2016

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Many post-colonial varieties of English, which are mostly spoken as a second language in countries such as India, Nigeria and the Philippines, are thought to have a syllable-timed rhythm, whereas first language varieties such as British English are characterized as being stress-timed.

ISBN-13
9783662517215
ISBN-10
3662517213
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Year
2016
Publication date
2016-08-23
Pages
226
Dimensions
235x155x