Speech Sounds

ISBN-13: 9780415341776 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 128 str.

Patricia Ashby

Opis

"Routledge Language Workbooks "provide absolute beginners with practical introductions to core areas of language study. Books in the series provide comprehensive coverage of the area as well as a basis for further investigation. Each "Language Workbook "guides the reader through the subject using 'hands-on' language analysis, equipping them with the basic analytical skills needed to handle a wide range of data. Written in a clear and simple style, with all technical concepts fully explained, "Language Workbooks" can be used for independent study or as part of a taught class.
"Speech Sounds":
*helps develop the fundamental skills of the phonetician
*investigates the various aspects involved in the production of speech sounds
*uses data-based material to reinforce each new concept
*includes examples from a wide range of languages
*provides dozens of exercises with solutions and cross-references
*can complement existing course or textbook material.
The new edition of "Speech Sounds" has been revised and updated throughout and offers a new chapter on the practical applications of phonetics, including information about career prospects; new examples; and a fully updated further reading section.

Recenzje

'This is a very approachable introduction to the description and classification of the sounds of speech - not only the sounds of English, but all the various sound-types represented in the Chart of the International Phonetic Association. Dr Ashby's friendly style leads the reader through homophones and homographs, velars and alveolars, palatalization and nasalization, all with helpful practical examples and exercises. This book has rightly acquired a high reputation with teachers and learners of practical phonetics.' - John Wells, Professor of Phonetics, University College London, UK

Spis treści

Chapter One: Spoken and written language Chapter Two: Phonetic transcription. Chapter Three: Consonants: The role of the larynx. Chapter Four: More about vowels Chapter Five: The organs of speech and place of articulation Chapter Six: Manner and articulation and airstream mechanisms Chapter Seven: Consonant description and voice-place-manner labels Chapter Eight: The International Phonetic Alphabet Chapter Nine: More about consonant variation Chapter Ten: Yet more about consonants: secondary articulations

O autorze

Patricia Ashby