A. C. Gimson

PrefaceAn ideál system of instruction for the learning of a foreign language should fulíil the following essential conditions:1It should be suitable for priváté or self-tuition as well as for class-work, and should conform to the best methods of modern language instruction.2It should impart a...

The phonetic detail of the pronunciation of British English has already been described in several excellent works, notably those of Daniel Jones. This present book, written after a number of years of teaching the spoken language both to English students and to foreign learners, sets out to place...