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Speech Rhythm in Varieties of English: Evidence from Educated Indian English and British English - Prosody, Phonology and Phonetics Robert Fuchs 1st ed. 2016 edition
Speech Rhythm in Varieties of English: Evidence from Educated Indian English and British English - Prosody, Phonology and Phonetics
Robert Fuchs
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.
226 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 24 colour illustrations, 32 black & white tables, biograp
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 5, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9783662478172 |
| Publishers | Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gm |
| Pages | 226 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 235 × 18 mm · 580 g |
| Language | German |