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' SPEECH IN THE MODERN WORLD '— III

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Mr. A. LLOYD-JAMES: Pronunciation and Dialect'
MR. LLOYD-JAMES continues his original and provocative incursion into the world of speech. This week he attacks the thorny problems of dialect and standard pronunciation. He will analyse the way certain English vowel and consonant sounds are treated in various parts of the country, and broach the delicate question of whether a standard English pronunciation is either possible or desirable-and Whether anyone would use it.

National Programme Daventry

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