English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-88634-6 (ISBN)
English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice provides a unique introduction to basic articulatory phonetics for students of English. Built around an extensive collection of practice materials, this book teaches the pronunciation of modern standard non-regional British English to intermediate and advanced learners worldwide.
This book:
provides an up-to-date description of the pronunciation of modern British English;
demonstrates the use of each English phoneme with a selection of high-frequency words, both alone and in context in sentences, idiomatic phrases and dialogues;
provides examples and practice material on commonly confused sounds, including illustrative pronunciation diagrams;
is supported by a companion website featuring phonetic transcriptions and over 30 hours of practice audio material to check your pronunciation against;
can be used not only for studying pronunciation in the classroom but also for independent student practice.
English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice is essential reading for any student studying this topic.
Paul Carley has held posts at the University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, and the universities of Bedfordshire and Leicester. He is a regular lecturer on the University College London Summer Course in English Phonetics. Inger M. Mees is Associate Professor in the Department of Management, Society and Communication at the Copenhagen Business School. She has formerly held lectureships at the universities of Leiden and Copenhagen. She is on the academic staff of the University College London Summer Course in English Phonetics. Beverley Collins (1938–2014) held lectureships at the universities of Lancaster and Leiden and was Visiting Professor at Ghent University. He was also a lecturer on the University College London Summer Course in Phonetics.
English phonemic transcription key
List of phonetic symbols and diacritics
The International Phonetic Alphabet
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Basic Concepts
Chapter 2 Consonants
Chapter 3 Practice: Individual Consonants
Chapter 4 Practice: Consonant Contrasts
Chapter 5 Vowels
Chapter 6 Practice: Individual Strong Vowels
Chapter 7 Practice: Vowel Contrasts
Chapter 8 Weak Vowels and Weak Forms
Chapter 9 Practice: Weak Vowels and Weak Forms
Chapter 10 Consonant Clusters
Chapter 11 Practice: Consonant Clusters
Chapter 12 Connected Speech
Suggested Reading
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.08.2017 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 67 Tables, black and white; 58 Line drawings, black and white; 97 Halftones, black and white; 155 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 174 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 748 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft |
| ISBN-10 | 1-138-88634-3 / 1138886343 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-88634-6 / 9781138886346 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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