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This series provides approachable, yet authoritative, introductions to major topics in linguistics. Ideal for students with little or no prior knowledge of linguistics each book carefully explains the basics, emphasizing understanding of the essential notions rather than arguing for a particular theoretical position.
Assuming little or no background knowledge and using original examples and exercises, Understanding Phonetics provides an introduction to the basics and presents a comprehensive survey of phonetic theory. Using examples from a wide range of languages, the book includes an audio CD in order to provide students with ear training and authentic listening material.
'This volume is an excellent introduction into the field of phonetics. It presents an impressive account of the articulatory, acoustic and perceptual aspects of human speech sounds.
| Preface | p. ix |
| Acknowledgements | p. xi |
| Symbols for Transcribing English | p. xiii |
| IPA Chart | p. xiv |
| Starting phonetics | p. 1 |
| What we already know | p. 1 |
| Three types of phonetics | p. 8 |
| Accents and attitudes | p. 11 |
| Phonetics and phonology | p. 12 |
| Summary | p. 13 |
| Ear-training | p. 14 |
| Further Reading | p. 14 |
| The role of the larynx | p. 15 |
| What is the larynx? | p. 15 |
| The larynx and voice | p. 18 |
| The larynx as a place of articulation | p. 27 |
| The larynx as a pitch modulator | p. 28 |
| Voice and the IPA chart | p. 28 |
| Summary | p. 29 |
| Ear-training | p. 30 |
| Further reading | p. 30 |
| Place of articulation | p. 31 |
| The organs of speech | p. 31 |
| The primary places of articulation | p. 34 |
| The EPA chart | p. 38 |
| Other place-associated variables | p. 44 |
| Summary | p. 46 |
| Ear-training | p. 46 |
| Further reading | p. 47 |
| Manner of articulation | p. 48 |
| Directing airflow | p. 48 |
| Representing consonants | p. 50 |
| Manner of articulation | p. 52 |
| Double and secondary articulations | p. 65 |
| Summary | p. 66 |
| Ear-training | p. 66 |
| Further reading | p. 67 |
| Airstream mechanisms | p. 68 |
| Pulmonic airstream mechanisms | p. 68 |
| Glottalic airstream mechanisms | p. 69 |
| Velaric airstream mechanisms | p. 75 |
| Summary | p. 83 |
| Ear-training | p. 83 |
| Further reading | p. 83 |
| Describing vowels | p. 84 |
| Basic parameters of vowel description | p. 84 |
| Representing vowels | p. 87 |
| The EPA chart vowel diagram | p. 96 |
| Learning and remembering the sounds | p. 99 |
| Summary | p. 101 |
| Ear-training | p. 101 |
| Further reading | p. 101 |
| Further parameters of variation in vowels | p. 102 |
| Quantity | p. 102 |
| Complexity | p. 108 |
| Other tongue gestures | p. 116 |
| Further parameters of variation | p. 117 |
| Summary | p. 118 |
| Ear-training | p. 119 |
| Further reading | p. 119 |
| Further parameters of variation in consonants | p. 120 |
| Further contributions by the vocal folds | p. 120 |
| Further variations based on place of articulation | p. 131 |
| Further variation affecting manner of articulation | p. 134 |
| Duration in consonants | p. 141 |
| Summary | p. 142 |
| Ear-training | p. 143 |
| Further reading | p. 143 |
| Connected speech - segment dynamics | p. 144 |
| Phonetic transcription and acoustic cues | p. 144 |
| Coarticulation | p. 151 |
| Summary | p. 157 |
| Ear-training | p. 158 |
| Further reading | p. 158 |
| Beyond the segment | p. 159 |
| Suprasegmentals | p. 159 |
| Stress | p. 159 |
| Accent | p. 168 |
| Tone | p. 173 |
| Intonation | p. 178 |
| Summary | p. 181 |
| Ear-training | p. 181 |
| Further reading | p. 182 |
| Answers to exercises | p. 183 |
| Bibliography | p. 209 |
| Language index | p. 215 |
| World Englishes index | p. 220 |
| Subject index | p. 221 |
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ISBN: 9780340928271
ISBN-10: 0340928271
Series: Understanding Language
Audience:
Tertiary; University or College
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 248
Published: 30th September 2011
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.7
x 2.4
Weight (kg): 1.43
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