Re: Re: Pronunciation (was Chinese learning English)

--- Merton Bland <mert_bland-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> May I suggest that our aim with pronunciation is not
> to teach RP, 'Stryne, Midwestern, or whatever our
> own
> regionism is (even if we acknowledge other accents),
> but the student's own accent AS LONG AS THAT
> PRONUNCIATION IS COMPREHENSIBLE TO THE GREATEST
> NUMBER
> OF PERSONS NOT SHARING THAT ACCENT.
> 

Mert, in a country where their own dialects and
accents are largely incomprehensible to other Chinese
people, how do you suggest that we achieve a
satisfactory level of comprehension if we do not have
them following some recognisable standard of
internationally accepted English? I'm interested to
hear your thoughts on this.

Russ Taylor


                
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