Some Difficulties in Defining Pronunciation on Paper

Abstract

Author's Summary— The attempts at definition of foreign sounds in a recent popular book on language bring to mind the difficulties encountered in allowing for local variations in English. It is hoped that henceforth textbook authors will state what variety of English they are using as a standard of comparison.

Teaching Foreign Languages

“…This would serve best for advanced linguistic students rather than for absolute beginners of high-school age. Condoyannis (36) and Wheatley (245), writing on German and French respectively, stressed the caution necessary in using English equivalents in discussing foreign sounds. Condoyannis (36) and Wheatley (245), writing on German and French respectively, stressed the caution necessary in using English equivalents in discussing foreign sounds.…”