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English Phonetics and Phonology An Introduction

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ISBN-10: 0631197761

ISBN-13: 9780631197768

Edition: 1999

Authors: Philip Carr

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This text is aimed at introductory level students of English phonetics and phonology. Topics covered include the phoneme, the syllable, the foot, English word stress, accents of English, and English intonation.
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Book details

List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/8/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Preface for Teachers
reface for Students
cknowledgements
igure 1
igure 2
English Phonetics: Consonants (i)
irstream and Articulation
lace of Articulation
anner of Articulation: Stops, Fricatives and Approximants
xercises
English Phonetics: Consonants (ii)
entral vs Lateral
aps and Trills
econdary Articulation
ffricates
spiration
asal Stops
xercises
English Phonetics: Vowels (i)
he Primary Cardinal Vowels
P and GA Short Vowels
xercises
English Phonetics: Vowels (ii)
P Long Vowels
P Diphthongs
xercises
The Phonemic Principle
ntroduction: 'Linguistic Knowledge'
ontrast vs Predictability: the Phoneme
honemes, Allophones and Contexts
umming up
xercises
English Phonemes
nglish Consonant Phonemes
he Phonological Form of Morphemes
nglish Vowel Phonemes
xercises
English Syllable Structure
ntroduction
onstituency in Syllable Structure
he Sonority Hierarchy, Maximal Onset and Syllable Weight
anguage-specific Phonotactics
yllable Consonants and Phonotactics
yllable-based Generalisations
orphological Structure, Syllable Structure and Resyllabification
umming up
xercises
English Word Stress
ntroduction: Is English Word stress Predictable?
ord Stress Assignment, Syntactic Category, and Syllable Structure
ord Stress Assignment and Morphological Structure
ompound Words
xercises
The Rhythm of English
he Foot
honological Generalisations and Foot Structure
he Rhythm of English: Stress Timing and Eurythmy
xercises
Connected Speech and Intonation
eduction, Assimilation and Elision
nsertion of Intonation: Its Form
one Groups
he Functions of Intonation
Variation in English Accents
ntroduction
ystemic vs Realisational Differences between Accents
erceptual and Articulatory Space
ifferences in the Lexical Distribution of Phonemes
xercises
ppendix: General Australian English: Defining the General Australian English accent
eneral Australian Vowels
eneral Australian Consonants
ondon English: Identifying London English
ondon English vowels
ondon English Consonants
ew York City English: Defining New York City English
ew York City Vowels
ew York City Consonants
cottish Standard English and Lowland Scots
efining SSE and Lowland Scots
SE Vowels
SE Consonants
owels in the Lowland Scots Dialect
yneside English: Defining the Tyneside English Accents
yneside Vowels
yneside Consonants
n Overview of some Common Phenomena found in Accent Variation
uggestions for Further Reading
ndex