Rich with examples of standard and nonstandard English-language practices in Britain, Australia, the United States, and other English-speaking countries, this volume is the first to consider English-language varieties in transnational geographical and social contexts. 
In its exploration of global sociophonetics, the text introduces the technical terminology and theoretical concepts behind auditory and acoustic phonetics and draws on cognition, speech technology, linguistic theory, and forensic speech science in its analyses. Written in a lively, accessible style, the volume provides the necessary background for students and general readers eager to make meaning from sociophonetic literature, while also struggling to find the confidence to embark on their own research projects. The text explains how phonetic difference can geographically and socially place a range of speakers and covers the fundamentals of language change and applied linguistics. It also describes the use of sociophonetics in professional practice and ethics and identifies ways to conduct sociophonetics in multiple methodologies and disciplines.

English Sociophonetics

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Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Edinburgh University Press

Do no harm. Do good. Practice the spiritual disciplines. Watch over one another in love. - John Wesley's General Rules Why is this so hard? Does being a part of the Wesleyan tradition make any difference in living out your faith? Does Methodism offer guidance as we look to the future and seek renewal? Methodist Christians sometimes exhibit the most unchristian attitudes and behavior. People notice. And it's reflecting badly on the church, but we can - individually and collectively - correct the problem. Allow God to enter more deeply into your life until it's hard to tell where you end and God begins. "Most American Christians are struggling to practice their faith," Watson writes. "...Methodists can hold on and try not to let our tradition die, but mere survival is not God's deepest desire for us or the church. Instead, we must choose to live by stubbornly depending on God's Spirit, allowing our lives to give witness to who Christ is." A Blueprint for Discipleship offers a practical approach to Christian discipleship that's distinctly Wesleyan. Watson addresses the overwhelming desire of many Methodist Christians who want a more meaningful relationship with God but aren't sure how to start or find it. Reawaken to the power and vitality of your spiritual heritage. Repent of apathy and spiritual complacency to reclaim, in the words of Wesley, "the form and power of godliness."

A Blueprint for Discipleship: Wesley's General Rules as a Guide for Christian Living

Religion & Spirituality

Discipleship Resources

Throughout his campaign in 1992, Mr Clinton made bold and far-reaching promises. He worked carefully to take credit for what he had not done, and to distance himself from the negative things he had done. Whether Bill Clinton was talking about his promises to the middle class, denying an affair with Gennifer Flowers, or making one of his many false pledges to balance the budget, there was one central flaw that ran to the core of the Clinton technique: dishonesty. Now, as Bill Clinton begins another campaign of broken promises in his second bid for the presidency, it is imperitive that he be taken to task for what he has failed to do. To quote a statement Bill Clinton made on the campaign trail in 1992, It's read my lips all over again. Except this time we can read the record. I have striven to show that the very words of Bill Clinto are the best evidence of his deceit, corruption and indecision.

The Clinton Record: Everything Bill and Hillary Want You to Forget!

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Merril Press

Kevin Watson's collection of eight short stories all take place in Morgan Grove, a small Ozark town built from bits and pieces of the many towns the author visited while fishing and canoeing the rivers and streams of the Missouri Ozarks. The people, too, are fictitious, but their problems are real. So is the spirit that moves them to visit an introvert's monument, to protect a secret pond, to serve a bad breakfast, and to try and write a kind obituary for the town grouch. A visit to Morgan Grove is like visiting the heart of America.

You Can't Meet Jesus Wearing Sneakers

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Press 53

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