This major new textbook is designed for readers who wish to pursue the study of phonetics from an initial to an advanced stage. It moves from a discussion of general concepts to a total of eleven chapters on phonetic classification, and it includes discussion of other issues such as the relationship between phonetics and phonology. There are illustrations from over 500 of the world's languages. Principles of Phonetics will be required reading for all serious students of speech and language.

This volume sets out a phonetic description of voice quality, which has largely been neglected in other studies.

Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of The Handbook of Phonetic Sciences provides an authoritative account of the key topics in both theoretical and applied areas of speech communication, written by an international team of leading scholars and practitioners.

• Combines new and influential research, along with articulate overviews of the key topics in theoretical and applied areas of speech communication
• Accessibly structured into five major sections covering: experimental phonetics; biological perspectives; modelling speech production and perception;...