Rachael-Anne KnightCambridge University Press, 1/26/2012EAN 9780521732444, ISBN10: 0521732441Paperback, 316 pages, 24.7 x 17.4 x 1.8 cmLanguage: EnglishA problem-based introduction to phonetics, with over three hundred exercises integrated into the text to help the student discover and practice the subject interactively. It assumes no previous knowledge of the subject and highlights and explains new terms and concepts when they are first introduced. Graded review questions and exercises at the end of every unit help the student monitor their own progress and further practice new skills, and there is frequent cross-referencing for the student to see how the subject fits together and how later concepts build on earlier ones. The book highlights the differences between speech and writing in Unit One and covers all the essential topics of a phonetics course.1. The difference between speech and writing2. Consonant voicing3. Consonant place of articulation4. Consonant manner of articulation5. The IPA chart and mid-sagittal sections for consonants6. Vowels7. Airstream mechanisms8. Syllables and stress9. Allophonic variations of voice10. Allophonic variations of place11. Allophonic variations of manner12. Allophonic variations of vowels13. Allophonic transcription and parametric diagrams14. Speech sound variation15. Weak forms and elision16. Liaison17. Assimilation18. Broad transcription19. Intonation20. Functions of intonation.
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