Review of Fuchs, R. 2016. Speech rhythm in varieties of English: Evidence from educated Indian English and British English. Singapore: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore. 226 pages. ISBN: 978–3–662–47818–9

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  • Jane Setter Department of English Language and Applied Linguistic University of Reading
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/ijes/2017/1/280291
Keywords: rhythm

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28-06-2017
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Setter, J. (2017). Review of Fuchs, R. 2016. Speech rhythm in varieties of English: Evidence from educated Indian English and British English. Singapore: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore. 226 pages. ISBN: 978–3–662–47818–9. International Journal of English Studies, 17(1), 99–103. https://doi.org/10.6018/ijes/2017/1/280291
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