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Reseñado en Italia el 7 de junio de 2024
Libro acquistato per un esame universitario.
Toni HL
Reseñado en España el 5 de enero de 2023
I already had several books by Crystal and I am very fond of this series. As regards this one, phonetics and phonology are fascinating fields, also quite useful for a learner of English as a second language as myself. I recommend it without hesitation.
Kindle Customer
Reseñado en Estados Unidos el 3 de diciembre de 2022
I am convinced that you can learn a language and _learn_ a language. The first option is valid and common: you master the grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation that are necessary for you, covering the most important areas for you. The more you speak, the more things you need to express - so your level increases.And then there is _learning_ a language, as in "passionately consuming information and knowledge about this language, desperately trying to understand the way it works and evolves".In the first case, language is a tool to facilitate communication. In the _learn_ case, it's a living creature that never ceases to amaze you.When we learn languages for necessity, we don't usually dig too deep into its history, structure, and senses. But this book helps us, _learning_ enthusiasts, to do just that: uncover layers and layers of English history, features, and meanings.Pronunciation is difficult. Especially in English, where everything sounds differently, and often there is little to no logic in the way a certain word sounds. Yet, when you start to read the book, you are determined to make it make sense.And this book helps, covering the history of pronunciation, the essential features of accents, the way we perceive the world through sounds of English.I truly believe that this book is a must-read for English language fans - and I hope that every English teacher is an enthusiast.
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Reseñado en Brasil el 23 de septiembre de 2022
Iniciei a leitura hoje, e estou muito satisfeita com o conteúdo, com o estilo do autor, e principalmente com a maneira como ele expõe fatos para demonstrar suas teorias.
Shigeo Kikuchi
Reseñado en el Reino Unido el 11 de agosto de 2018
This clear and interesting book is an expression of Professor Crystal’s passionate interest in the sounds of English. In my country, Japan, English has been taught like classical Latin and Greek since the country’s modernization in the mid-19th century, so its suprasegmental features have been neglected in English education here. Crystal points out various features which are usually ignored in Japanese English education, for example, the subtle emotional nuance of ‘He’s in the garden, isn’t he’, which changes depending on whether the sentence has either a question mark or an exclamation mark at the end (page 44). Also, he explains the grammatical function of the intonation in ‘I really think it’s time...’ (page 73). This book reminds us of the importance of sounds in communication, both in the English of Shakespeare and at the present day. Highly recommended.
T
Reseñado en Alemania el 15 de septiembre de 2018
Ich bin ein großer Fan des Autors, vor allem hinsichtlich seiner sprachlichen Eloquenz und seines Witzes. Sehr zu empfehlen!
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