Contents:Foreword Knitecapping the teaching of English Disadvantages of inadequate phonetic transcriptions in diialectology, phonetological explanation, and language teaching Markedness-reversal and the pragrmatic principle of "reading between the lines in the presence of marked usages" Diagnoslng knowedge of English Footling dialogues A concise but comprehenslve approach to intonation for learners of English Afteword