direct,
which is transcribed /direkt/ and /dairekt/ the pho
nemes /
1
/ and /at/ may be members of a variphone. Likewise, in
the word again /a'gein/, /s'gen/ the vowels /e
1
/ and
Id
may also be
members of a variphone. There are also accentual and intona
tional variations of which the latter have not been investigated at
all.
As to the teaching standard of English, V.A. Vassilyev sug
gested two basic criteria for choice: 1) the degree of understand-
ability of this or that type of pronunciation in all English-speaking
countries; 2) the extent to which this or that type has been scien
tifically investigated and practically described in a number of
textbooks, dictionaries, audiovisual aids2 etc. These criteria have
been applied to both RP and GA which are chosen as teaching
units in many countries.
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