Re: Re: Pronunciation

Russ Taylor asks, 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.

But what recognizable standard of intenationally
accepted Englsih do you propose, Russ?  I do love
listening to tapes of Winston Churchill, but would not
suggest that everyone speak like him.  I maintain that
RP is not that standard, nor is Midwestern, nor is
'Stryne.  Perhaps we can all agree that everyone
should sound like me?

Since, as I maintain, there are too many standards,
perhaps the student should sound like his countrymen,
as long as he can be understood by as many others
using English who are not his countrymen.

Mert

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