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This seventh edition of <em>Gimson's Pronunciation of English </em>has been revised throughout, with particular emphasis on those areas which have seen rapid change in recent years. A new Introduction gives an overview of phonetics, examines the notion of a standard English accent and outlines key concepts in the learning of English as a first language and as an additional language. All the central chapters have been updated, notably by the inclusion of revised articulatory diagrams based on recent MRI scans.<br /><br />This new edition considers the developing status of English as an international language and discusses the current debate about the idea of a global pronunciation standard as an alternative to Received Pronunciation and General American.<br /><br />The layout of the book is now more user-friendly with the use of text boxes to summarise key information and a companion website, <a target=