Brown, Gillian creator text festschrift xxk Harlow Longman 1977 monographic ng| 175 p. This book describes how normal conversational English differs from the 'slow colloquial' form usually described and taught. It dicusses, with copious exemplification, the way segmental features are typically reduced and how intonation and other features of speech function to carry information. The need to teach the comprehension of spoken English. - 'Ideal' segments, syllables and words. - The function of rhythm. - Patterns of simplification in informal speech. - The function of intonation. - Verbal 'fillers' in speech. - Paralinguistic features. - Teaching the comprehension of spoken English. Gillian Brown Incluye índice: p.175. Incluye bibliografía: p. 173. INGLÉS FONÉTICA INGLÉS 0-582-55077-7 AR-RoIES 000000 20241129141329.0 003219 spa