Setter, J., C. Wong and B. Chan. 2010. Hong Kong English. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
ISBN: 978-0-7486-3596-2
Summary: This volume provides an overview of all aspects of Hong Kong English in a style designed for undergraduate and general readers.
Country of research: Hong Kong
Learners' background: Hong Kong
Institutional level: tertiary
Entered by: University of Reading (Department of English Language and Literature)
Setter, J. 2009. ‘L2 prosody research: rhythm and intonation’ in Ta(l)king English Phonetics Across Frontiers. Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 91-102
Book editor(s): Čubrović, B. and T. Paunović.
ISBN: 9781443813037
Summary: Highlighting some interesting and intriguing aspects of English phonetics and phonology from a variety of perspectives, this book brings up a number of empirical questions in order to emphasize the necessity of taking a very broad view of what spoken English means in today's socio-cultural context.
Country of research: various
Learners' background: various
Institutional level: adult
Entered by: University of Reading (Department of English Language and Literature)
Setter, J. 2008. ‘Theories and approaches in English Pronunciation’ in 25 Years of Applied Linguistics in Spain: Milestones and Challenges. Murcia: Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publacaciaones, pp. 447-457
Book editor(s): Monroy, R. and A. Sanchez.
Summary: This is an overview of recent theories and approaches in English pronunciation teaching.
Entered by: University of Reading (Department of Applied Linguistics)
Setter, J. 2008. ‘Consonant clusters in Hong Kong English’. World Englishes 27/3-4: 502-515
Summary: This paper looks at the make-up and occurrence of consonant clusters in spontaneous / semi-scripted speech in Hong Kong English.
Country of research: Hong Kong
Learners' background: Hong Kong
Institutional level: tertiary
Entered by: University of Reading (Department of Applied Linguistics)
Roach, P., J. Hartman and J. Setter. 2006. Daniel Jones' English Pronouncing Dictionary (17th edition). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
ISBN: 978-0521680875
Entered by: University of Reading (Department of Applied Linguistics)
Setter, J. 2006. ‘Speech rhythm in world Englishes: The case of Hong Kong’. TESOL Quarterly 40/4: 763-782
Summary: This paper compares speech rhythm in Hong Kong English in spontaneous / semi-scripted speech with that of British English.
Country of research: Hong Kong
Learners' background: Hong Kong
Institutional level: tertiary
Entered by: University of Reading (Department of Applied Linguistics)
Setter, J. 2005. ‘Listening to other Englishes: British listeners on Singapore speakers’ in English in Singapore: Phonetic Research on a Corpus. Singapore: McGraw-Hill Education (Asia), pp. 163-172
Book editor(s): Deterding, D., A. Brown and E.L. Low.
ISBN: 978-0071247276
Summary: This chapter reports results of a study on two British listeners' opinions and understanding of Singapore English speakers.
Country of research: United Kingdom
Learners' background: Singapore
Institutional level: tertiary
Entered by: University of Reading (Department of Applied Linguistics)
Setter, J. 2005. ‘Communicative patterns of intonation in L2 English teaching and learning: The impact of discourse approaches’ in English Pronunciation Models: A Changing Scene. Bern: Peter Lang, pp. 367-389
Book editor(s): Dziubalska-Kolaczyk, K. and J. Przedlacka.
ISBN: 978-0820471730
Summary: This chapter looks at the Discourse Intonation approach both as a way of describing intonation in English and from a pedagogical perspective.
Entered by: University of Reading (Department of Applied Linguistics)
Setter, J. and J. Jenkins. 2005. ‘Pronunciation’. Language Teaching 38: 1-17
Summary: This is a state-of-the-art review of research and scholarship in English pronunciation teaching.
Country of research: United Kingdom
Entered by: University of Reading (Department of Applied Linguistics)