The Use of English

able accent American associated become British called Chapter complex consider conventions correct corresponding course deal dialect Dictionary direct discussion distinctions distinguish educated effect elements English equally example exist experience expression fact feel French give given going grammar hand important instance Italy kind language less letter linguistic London look marked matter means merely mind natural noun object occur ordinary particular passage pattern perhaps person phonemes phrases position possible present pronunciation question reason reference relation restricted seen sense sentence similar simple single situation sound speak speakers speech spelling spoken stage standard structure style suggest syllable talk thing thought tion understand usage usually utterance verb vocabulary vowel words writing written