- 'Review from previous edition 'an introduction to general phonetics that integrates the articulatory and the acoustic aspects of the subject in a way that few other introductory works do; that gives a comprehensive view of the whole subject' -Kritikon Litterarum
This book is an introduction to practical phonetics, that is, to the description and classification of the sounds of speech. The book's unique approach leads readers to explore the entire range of human sounds by a series of introspective experiments carried out in their own vocal tracts. This highly practical exploration of the subject is informed throughout by recent research, particularly in the aerodynamics and acoustics of speech. The second edition, now part of the Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics series, has been updated throughout, and is now consistent with the revised International Phonetic Alphabet (1996).
1. Introduction; 2. Basic components of speech; 3. Phonation: A third basic component; 4. Articulation: Stricture types; 5. Articulation: Locations; 6. Co-articulation and sequences; 7. Vowels: Introduction; 8. The cardinal vowels; 9. Prosodic features; 10. Sound systems of languages; 11. Review; For further reading; References; Appendix: The International Phonetic Alphabet; Index
J. C. Catford
`Review from previous edition 'an introduction to general phonetics that integrates the articulatory and the acoustic aspects of the subject in a way that few other introductory works do; that gives a comprehensive view of the whole subject''
Kritikon Litterarum
