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Reviews the book "The Auditory Processing of Speech: From Sound to Words," edited by M.E.H. Schouten.

The book "Second Language Pronunciation: Different Approaches to Teaching and Training" addresses the challenges of teaching second language pronunciation, such as phonetic distinctions and differences between native and target languages. It emphasizes the importance of intelligibility and comprehensibility over native-like pronunciation and focuses on core phonological features for clear communication in international contexts. The book includes practical strategies for teaching pronunciation and explores topics such as plural formation, speech perception, accented speech, vowel development, consultation programs, and the impact of orthographic interference. It also discusses the effectiveness of high variability phonetic training and the long-term effects of perceptual training. The book provides valuable insights for educators, researchers, and learners in the field of second language acquisition and English as a Lingua Franca. [Extracted from the article]

Reviews the book "Speech Perception, Production and Linguistic Structure," edited by Yoh'ichi Tohkura, Eric Vatikiotis-Bateson and Yoshinori Sagisaka.

Reviews the book "Speech Style and Social Evaluation," by H. Giles and P.F. Powesland.

Reviews the book "The Social Context of Language," edited by Ivana Marková.

The article reviews the book "Speech Production and Perception," by Mark Tatham and Katherine Morton.

The article reviews the book "The Handbook of Speech Perception," edited by David B. Pisoni and Robert E. Remez.