Studies in General and English Phonetics

This collection of essays in honour of J.D. O'Connor by an international list of contributors cover such subjects as rhythm intonation forensic linguistics pronunciation and sociological aspects of speech such as accents. Rhythm, intonation, exotic and familiar languages as well as computer-sythesized audio-communications, procedures in forensic linguistics, pronunciation lexicography, language change and sociological aspects of speech such as English regional accents and dialects in Britain and other parts of the world are covered in these thirty-eight articles in tribute to Professor J.D. O'Connor by an international list of contributors, including many world famous names. With an invaluable up-to-date bibliography, no university library will be complete without it.