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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789883703321

Autore

Picard Marc

Titolo

An introduction to the comparative phonetics of English and French in North America / / Marc Picard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., , 1987

ISBN

1-283-42461-4

9786613424617

90-272-7882-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (102 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Studies in the sciences of language series ; ; v. 7

Disciplina

421/.5/097

Soggetti

English language - North America - Phonetics

French language - North America - Phonetics

English language - Phonology, Comparative - French

French language - Phonology, Comparative - English

English language - Phonetics

French language - Phonetics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPARATIVE PHONETICS OF ENGLISH AND FRENCH IN NORTH AMERICA; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; FOREWORD; LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES; INTRODUCTION; I. SPELLING AND PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION; A. SOME SYMBOLS OR SEQUENCES OF SYMBOLS REPRESENT MORE THAN ONE SOUND; B. SOME SOUNDS ARE REPRESENTED BY MORE THAN ONE SYMBOL OR SEQUENCE OF SYMBOLS; C. SOME SYMBOLS DO NOT REPRESENT ANY SOUND AT ALL; D. SOME SOUNDS ARE NOT REPRESENTED BY ANY SYMBOL; II. ENGLISH PHONETICS; A. VOWELS; 1. Notation; 2. Classification; 3. Narrow transcription; B. CONSONANTS

4. Basic characteristics; 5. Classification; C. SUPRASEGMENTALS; 6. Stress; I. FIXED STRESS; II. FREE STRESS; A. Phonologically predictable; B. Morphologically predictable; D. PHONEMICS; 7. Phonemes and allophones; 8. Transcription; III. FRENCH PHONETICS; E. CONSONANTS; 9. Obstruents; 10. Sonorants; F. VOWELS; 11. Introduction; 12. Short vowels; 13. Long vowels: oral; 14. Long vowels: nasal; 15. Summary;



15.1 HIGH VOWELS; 15.2 MIDHIGH VOWELS; 15.3 MIDLOW VOWELS; 15.4 LOW VOWELS; G. FOREIGN-LANGUAGE ACQUISITION; 16. English as a second language; IV. FURTHER READING; SUBJECT INDEX; WORD INDEX