Applying Phonetics: Speech Science in Everyday Life

ISBN-13: 9781119164548 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 240 str.

Murray J. Munro

Recenzje

"...Applying Phonetics is not only one of the most informative introductions to phonetics that I have encountered, it is certainly also one of the most approachable." - Janine A. E. Strandberg, University of Groningen, LINGUIST List 32.1818

Spis treści

Foreword xiiAcknowledgments xiiiAbout the Companion Website xivPart I What Is Speech? 11 Introducing Phonetics: The Science of Speech 32 The Human Vocal Tract 143 Sound, Spelling, and Phonetic Transcription 254 The Sounds of Language 325 Beyond Segments 42Part II Speech as a Human Phenomenon 516 The Origins of Speech 537 Speech Across the Lifespan 628 When Things Go Wrong: Disorders of Speech 78Part III Applying Phonetics 899 Machines that Talk 9110 Forensic Speech Science 11111 Pronunciation Teaching 13312 Phonetics for Stage, Screen, and Concert Hall 15213 More Applications in Arts and Entertainment 16814 Phonetics in the Business World (and Beyond) 17715 Ethical Issues 188Epilogue 196Appendix 197Glossary 199List of Sources 207Index 217

O autorze

MURRAY J. MUNRO is Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, where he has taught linguistics and phonetics for the past 25 years. His published books include Pronunciation (co-edited with J. Levis, 2017) and Pronunciation Fundamentals: Evidence-based perspectives for L2 Teaching and Research (co-authored with T. Derwing, 2015). His research centers on the ways in which linguistics can be used to address practical problems and has appeared in a wide range of journals covering the speech sciences and applied linguistics.