Accents of English
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Accents of English is a comprehensive three-volume work by phonetician John C. Wells that systematically describes and analyzes the pronunciation varieties of English around the world.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15255058 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Accents of English Context triple: [John C. Wells, knownFor, Accents of English]
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A.
The Sounds of English
The Sounds of English is a foundational work in phonetics by Henry Sweet that systematically analyzes and describes the sounds and pronunciation patterns of the English language.
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B.
Gimson’s Pronunciation of English
Gimson’s Pronunciation of English is a widely used reference work on English phonetics and pronunciation, especially for Received Pronunciation, originally by A. C. Gimson and later revised by Alan Cruttenden.
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C.
Atlas of North American English
The Atlas of North American English is a comprehensive linguistic survey that maps and analyzes regional variation in pronunciation and vowel shifts across contemporary North American English.
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D.
Social Varieties of American English
Social Varieties of American English is a sociolinguistic work that examines how factors like region, class, ethnicity, and gender shape the diverse forms of English spoken in the United States.
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E.
The Sound Pattern of English
The Sound Pattern of English is a foundational 1968 work in generative phonology by Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle that systematically analyzes the phonological component of grammar within the framework of transformational-generative linguistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Accents of English Target entity description: Accents of English is a comprehensive three-volume work by phonetician John C. Wells that systematically describes and analyzes the pronunciation varieties of English around the world.
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A.
The Sounds of English
The Sounds of English is a foundational work in phonetics by Henry Sweet that systematically analyzes and describes the sounds and pronunciation patterns of the English language.
-
B.
Gimson’s Pronunciation of English
Gimson’s Pronunciation of English is a widely used reference work on English phonetics and pronunciation, especially for Received Pronunciation, originally by A. C. Gimson and later revised by Alan Cruttenden.
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C.
Atlas of North American English
The Atlas of North American English is a comprehensive linguistic survey that maps and analyzes regional variation in pronunciation and vowel shifts across contemporary North American English.
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D.
Social Varieties of American English
Social Varieties of American English is a sociolinguistic work that examines how factors like region, class, ethnicity, and gender shape the diverse forms of English spoken in the United States.
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E.
The Sound Pattern of English
The Sound Pattern of English is a foundational 1968 work in generative phonology by Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle that systematically analyzes the phonological component of grammar within the framework of transformational-generative linguistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Accents of English, Volume 1: An Introduction
this entity surface form:
Accents of English, Volume 2: The British Isles
this entity surface form:
Accents of English, Volume 3: Beyond the British Isles