Date: 03-Jun-2008 From: Rachel Markowitz <Rachel.Markowitztaylorandfrancis.com> Subject: Practical Phonetics and Phonology: Collins, Mees E-mail this message to a friend
Title: Practical Phonetics and Phonology
Subtitle: A Resource Book for Students
Published: 2008
Publisher: Routledge (Taylor and Francis)
http://www.routledge.com/
Author: Beverley S Collins
Author: Inger M. Mees
Hardback: ISBN: 9780415422666 Pages: 328 Price: U.S. $ 125.00
Paperback: ISBN: 9780415425148 Pages: 328 Price: U.S. $ 35.95
Abstract:
NEW EDITION!
Practical Phonetics and Phonology:
- presents the essentials of the subject in a lively way whilst stressing the day-to-day applications of phonetics and phonology
- covers all the core concepts of speech science such as: the phoneme, syllable structure, production of speech, vowel and consonant possibilities, glottal settings, stress, rhythm, intonation and the surprises of connected speech
- incorporates classic readings from key names in the discipline including David Abercrombie, David Crystal, Dennis Fry, Daniel Jones, Peter Ladefoged, and Steven Pinker
- includes an audio CD containing a collection of samples provided by genuine speakers of twenty-five accent varieties from Britain, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Singapore and West Africa.
New features of this edition include: new readings by Peter Trudgill and John Wells; a section on English orthography; an appendix of websites dealing with phonetics and accents of English; revised and updated activities and examples. The accompanying CD now includes: British Estuary English and New York English.
The second edition of Practical Phonetics and Phonology will appeal to all students of English language and linguistics and those training for a certificate in TEFL.
Linguistic Field(s):
Applied Linguistics
Phonetics
Phonology
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