Practical phonetics and phonology : a resource book for students / / Beverley Collins and Inger M. Mees

• Autore: Collins Beverley
• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 421.5
• Soggetto topico: English language - Phonetics; English language - Phonology
• Altri autori: MeesInger M
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Practical Phonetics and Phonology; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of tracks on audio CD; Prefaces and acknowledgements; List of phonetic symbols; A: Introduction; 1 English worldwide; 2 Phoneme, allophone and syllable; 3 Connected speech and phonemic transcription; 4 How we produce speech; 5 Consonant possibilities; 6. Vowel possibilities; B: Development; 1 Phoneme and syllable revisited; 2 English consonants; 3 English vowels; 4 English spelling; 5 Features of connected speech; 6 Stress and rhythm; 7 Speech melody; C: Exploration ; 1 Accent variation - General American2 Accents of the British Isles 1: England; 3 Accents of the British Isles 2: Celtic-influenced varieties; 4 World accent varieties; 5 Pronunciation change: past, present, future; 6 Teaching and learning a foreign language; D: Extension; 1 RP - R.I.P.? (David Abercrombie); 2 Attitudes to accents (Daniel Jones); 3 Pronunciation worries (David Crystal); 4 Teaching the pronunciation of a second language (Peter Avery and Susan Ehrlich); 5 Phonetics applied to teaching the deaf (Dennis Fry); 6 Making computers talk (Peter Ladefoged) ; 7 Using phonetics in criminal investigations (Maurice Varney)8 The rise of 'upspeak' (Barbara Bradford); 9 English accents and their implications for spelling reform (J. C. Wells); 10 The sociolinguistics of modern RP (Peter Trudgill); Glossary; Further reading; References; Index; The International Phonetic Alphabet
• Sommario/riassunto: Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students.Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings-all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible 'two-dimensional' structure is built around four sections-introduction, development, exploration and extension-which offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic can also be read across these sections, enabling the rea
• Titolo autorizzato: Practical phonetics and phonology
• ISBN: 1-136-16372-7; 0-203-08002-5; 1-299-13715-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779316303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge English language introductions series.