A Practical Introduction to Phonetics (Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics)

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Second edition includes a revised further reading section and new references to the most important recent publications Now in a new edition, this unique interactive introduction to the study of phonetics shows students how to examine the entire range of human sounds through a series of 124 introspective experiments carried out in their own vocal tracts. It systematically covers all types of speech modification (breath, voice, whisper, creak), articulation (the ways in which the air stream is finally modulated to generate specific types of sound), and prosodic features (stress, syllable, tone, intonation). This text also includes a chapter on sound systems--the ways in which particular languages utilize and systematize the universal sound-producing potential of humans. By actually articulating sounds and attending to the motor sensations they produce, readers acquire a deep, personal Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth A great book with a very practical approach. Don't do the exercises in public though, you'll get some looks!

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urn:lcp:practicalintrodu00catf:epub:a52f9ee1-bd79-46cb-8a16-9e5e7a47995a Extramarc University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (PZ) Foldoutcount 0 Identifier practicalintrodu00catf Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t54f5w518 Invoice 1213 Isbn 9780198242178 Over 120 experiments enable readers to understand the basic principles of phonetics more effectively by experimenting with their own vocal tracts By using this service, you agree that you will only keep content for personal use, and will not openly distribute them via Dropbox, Google Drive or other file sharing services Please list any fees and grants from, employment by, consultancy for, shared ownership in or any close relationship with, at any time over the preceding 36 months, any organisation whose interests may be affected by the publication of the response. Please also list any non-financial associations or interests (personal, professional, political, institutional, religious or other) that a reasonable reader would want to know about in relation to the submitted work. This pertains to all the authors of the piece, their spouses or partners.Updated usage of phonetic symobls in line with the latest International Phonetic Alphabet Chart (1996)

A Practical Introduction to Phonetics - J. C. Catford

This book is an introduction to practical phonetics, the description and classification of the sounds of speech. Catford's unique interactive approach leads readers to explore the entire range of human sounds through a series of introspective experiments carried out in their own vocal tracts, Second edition includes revisions and additions to the text, and revisions to 5 figures, to clarify the points made proceeding systematically from familiar vocal postures and articulations to new and unknown ones. By actually articulating sounds, and attending to the motor sensations they produce, the reader acquires a deep, personal understanding of the principles of phonetic classification. Informed To save this article to your Dropbox account, please select one or more formats and confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you used this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your Dropbox account.J. C. CATFORD, A Practical Introduction to Phonetics (2nd edn.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Pp xiii + 229. ISBN 0-19-924635–1 | Journal of the International Phonetic Association | Cambridge Core Probably the nices thing about “A Practical Introduction to Phonetics” by J.C. Catford is that it delivers on both promises you can find in its title. You need virtually no prior knowledge about the subject and the practical aspects of phonetics indeed play an important part in it. Lccn 88012546 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL23140850M Openlibrary_edition 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).