LINGUIST List 17.2837

Sat Sep 30 2006

Books: Phonetics/Phonology: Hualde

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Directory         1.    Joyce Reid, The Sounds of Spanish : Hualde
Message 1: The Sounds of Spanish : Hualde
Date: 27-Sep-2006
From: Joyce Reid <jreidcup.org>
Subject: The Sounds of Spanish : Hualde


Title: The Sounds of Spanish Published: 2005 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
                http://us.cambridge.org

Book URL: http://us.cambridge.org/titles/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521545389

Author: Jose Ignacio Hualde Paperback: ISBN: 0521545382 Pages: 332 Price: U.S. $ 32.99
Paperback: ISBN: 0521545382 Pages: 332 Price: U.K. £ 16.99
Abstract:

This accessible textbook provides a clear introduction to the sounds ofSpanish, designed specifically for English-speaking students of thelanguage. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, it explains fromscratch the fundamentals of phonetics (the study of sounds) and phonology(the study of sound systems) and describes in detail the phonetic andphonological characteristics of Spanish as it is spoken in both Spain andLatin America. Topics covered include consonants, vowels, acoustics,stress, syllables, intonation, and aspects of variation within Spanish.Clear comparisons are made between the sounds of Spanish and those ofEnglish, and students are encouraged to put theory into practice with overfifty graded exercises. Setting a solid foundation in the description andanalysis of Spanish sounds, The Sounds of Spanish will help studentsimprove their pronunciation of the language, and will also be useful tothose studying the linguistic structure of Spanish for the first time.

1. Introduction2. Variation in Spanish pronunciation3. Consonants and vowels4. Acoustic characterization of the main classes of Spanish speech sounds5. The syllable6. Main phonological processes7. Vowels8. Plosives9. Fricatives and affricates10. Nasals11. Liquids (laterals and rhotics)12. Main morphophonological alternations13. Stress14. IntonationAppendixesGlossary.


Linguistic Field(s): Phonetics                             Phonology
Subject Language(s): Spanish (spa)
Written In: English (eng )

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