A HANDBOOK OF ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION by Hooke, Robert and Rowell, Judith - 1982

London: Edward Arnold, 1982. xvi, + 248pp., b/white cartoon illustrations by Pamela Winterton. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Previous owner's name to half-title page, else leaves clean. Printed card wrapper negligibly surface scuffed, previous bookseller's sticker to rear panel. PLEASE NOTE: Book only, does not include cassettes. " . . . a thorough course in the pronunciation of English sounds. Features notes on each sound in French, German, Greek, Italian, Portugese and Spanish; clear drawings, and where appropriate, photographs to illustrate the descriptions of the sounds; full descriptions of how the sounds are made; tests at the beginning of each section; discrimination and repetition exercises for each sound in isolation, in different parts of words, and in sentences; notes on stress and intonation, and practice of these; lively and imaginative classroom activities . . . " Book weight approx. 329g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.