Phonetics, phonology Books
HarperCollins Publishers Snails and Monkey Tails
Book SynopsisAn entertaining, informative, and elegantly designed guide that makes understanding punctuation marks and symbols simple and fun.A rollicking linguistic ride for fans ofEats, Shoots & LeavesandJust My Type.What is the purpose of the comma perhaps the most used symbol in the English language and what are the proper uses of the asterisk? Do quote marks go inside or outside punctuation? What about a quote within a quote a quote from someone quoting someone else? How much space goes on either side of an ellipsis? What's the difference between an en dash and an em dash?Snails and Monkey Tails is a show-stopping guide with more than 75 uniquely designed two-colour spreads. Award-winning graphic designer Michael Arndt explores the typographic origins, names, and shapes of both common punctuation marks and symbols, as well as the proper and diverse usage of each. From the full stop to the question mark, the semicolon to the en dash, symbols and marks are an integral part of language.Trade Review"From commas to semicolons, from slashes to asterisks, from guillemets to octothorpes (named, perhaps, after athlete Jim Thorpe), you’ll never look at punctuation the same way again." Michael Bierut, partner, Pentagram
£13.49
HarperCollins Publishers Too Much Clatter Phase 4 Set 2 Stretch and
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.One boy just wants to listen to the sounds of the sea in his shell. But all around him there''s just too much noise and clatter! Will he ever manage to find some peace and quiet so he can hear his shell?
£8.10
HarperCollins Publishers The Camping Trip
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.
£8.10
HarperCollins Publishers This is My Chair Phase 4 Set 1 Big Cat Phonics
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.This bear is looking for some peace and quiet to read in their favourite chair. But a little friend has come along and all of a sudden their peaceful plans are ruined. Will these two find a compromise?
£8.10
HarperCollins Publishers Tap Tap Tap
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Watch children play different percussion instruments in this photographic non-fiction book. What do you think they all sound like?
£7.62
HarperCollins Publishers Tip Tip
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Let''s go to the park! Follow a family as they have fun in the playground.
£7.66
HarperCollins Publishers Tip It Pat It
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.A class is doing arts and crafts it''s going to be so fun! What do you think they''ll make?
£7.62
HarperCollins Publishers Tins on a Till
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Let''s go to the shop! Follow a boy as he helps his grandmother run her busy grocery store.
£7.62
HarperCollins Publishers Run a Lap
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.It''s sports day! Watch school children run and play games in this simple non-fiction book.
£7.62
HarperCollins Publishers A Quick Buzz
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Dog and cat are enjoying a sunny day in the garden. But hare and bee are getting up to a bit of mischief
£7.62
HarperCollins Publishers Chop and Chip
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Have you ever wondered what a tree surgeon does? Find out in this simple photographic non-fiction book!
£7.62
Pearson Education Audio CD Package for Fundamentals of Phonetics
Book SynopsisIntroduce students to the fundamentals of linguistic phonetics, designed to help students become proficient in phonetics and phonetic transcription. This clear, systematic, easy-to-understand text provides speech and hearing students with a thorough understanding of phonetics principles through practice. Fundamentals of Phonetics uses in-text exercises and supplemental audio recordings to teach the practical skills necessary to successfully perform phonetic transcription of individuals using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Students learn about the transcription of consonants and vowels, connected speech, and individuals with speech sound disorders. A chapter on speech acoustics introduces spectrograms and the acoustic characteristics of speech sounds. Students also learn how to transcribe individuals who display regional and ethnic dialectal variation of speech, including those who have learned to speak English as
£62.40
Oxford University Press Inc In the Company of Others
Book Synopsis.Trade Review"A solid college level textbook written at an appropriate level for students to understand and apply. With some updated citations and adoption of lively, applicable examples, this text should be highly competitive with others on the market." -- Kimberly Batty-Hebert, South Florida State College "In the Company of Others is the best organized, most informative intro to communication studies textbook around. Written by a gifted teacher in an honest, lively, and personal style, it features surprising insights and intriguing examples. Rothwell has an admirable sense of humor."--Lawrence MacKenzie, Community College of Philadelphia "If you are looking for a text that approaches the course from a multicultural perspective, a social constructionist perspective, or perhaps even a critical perspective, this is the text for you."--Steve Stogsdill, Hardin-Simmons University "I would say that this textbook offers a compelling take on basic communication concepts and theories, chock full of timely examples and relevant topics. I really like the assessments and end-of-chapter discussion questions."--Jaime Bochantin, DePaul UniversityTable of ContentsPART 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNICATION CHAPTER 1. COMPETENT COMMUNICATION Benefits of Communication Competence Social Connection: Communicating With Others Workplace Benefits: Positions, Performance, and Promotion Communication Improvement: All Can Benefit Communication Myths Myth 1: Communication Is a Cure-All Myth 2: Communication Is Just Common Sense Myth 3: Communication Quantity Equals Quality Developing Communication Competence: Hindsight Bias Test Defining Communication Communication Is Transactional: The Evolving Perspective Communication is a Process: The Continuous Flow Communication Is Sharing Meaning: Making Sense Defining Communication Competence Effectiveness: Achieving Goals Appropriateness: Communicating by the Rules Achieving Communication Competence Knowledge: Learning the Rules Skills: Showing, Not Just Knowing Sensitivity: Developing Receptive Accuracy Commitment: Acquiring a Passion for Excellence Ethics: Determining the Right and Wrong of Communication Creating a Communication Climate Types of Climates: Constructive and Destructive Communication Patterns and Climates: Competition and Cooperation Focus on Controversy: Ethics and Hypercompetitiveness Summary Quizzes Without Consequences Film School Case Studies CHAPTER 2. PERCEPTION OF SELF AND OTHERS The Perceptual Process Selecting: Forced Choices Sensory Limitations: We're Mostly Blind and Deaf Selective Attention: Bombarded By Stimuli Organizing: Creating Schemas Prototypes: Best Case Stereotyping: Generalizing About Groups Scripts: Predictable Behavior Interpreting: Making Sense of Stimuli Perception of Self Self-Concept: Influence Others Self-Esteem: Evaluating your Personal Identity Influences on Self-Esteem: Appraisals, Comparison, and Contingencies Self-Esteem Issues: Too Little or Too Much Developing Communication Competence: How's Your Self-Esteem? Focus on Controversy: Self-Esteem: More Is Not Always Better Perceptual Distortion: Body Image and Self-Esteem Self-Serving Bias: Protecting Your Self-Esteem Optimal Self-Esteem: Pursuing Goals, Not Self-Esteem Self-Disclosure: Revealing your Self to Others Developing Communication Competence: Where Do You Draw the Line? Perception of Others First Impressions: You Never Get a Second Chance Primacy Effect: Power Of First Impressions Accuracy of First impressions: It Depends Negativity Bias: Agile, Funny, Compassionate, and FAT Attribution Error: Not So Kind to Others Stereotyping Others: The Dangers Unintended Prejudice: Instant Decision Making Benevolent Sexism: The Façade of Positive Stereotyping Self-fulfilling Prophecies: Creating Negative Consequences Combating Stereotypes: Communication Solutions Communication Competence and Perceptual Challenges Monitor Perceptual Biases Recognize Cultural Differences Manage impressions Practice Empathy Check Perceptions Summary Quizzes Without Consequences Film School Case Studies CHAPTER 3. CULTURE AND GENDER Culture and Communication Intercultural opportunities: It's a New World Cultural Values: Deep, Not Surface, Differences Individualism-Collectivism: Prime Value Difference Developing Communication Competence: Be Ye Individualist or Collectivist? Power-Distance: Does Bill Gates Deserve Special Treatment? Focus on Controversy: Competition - Cultural Influence Relationship of Two Dimensions: Connecting the Dots Intercultural Miscommunication Ethnocentrism: Intercultural Prejudice Ethnocentrism: Cultural Superiority Complex Core Values and Ethnocentrism: Bedrock Cultural Bias Cultural Relativism: Differences, Not Deficiencies Multiculturalism: Recognition of Human Rights Interpersonal Miscommunication: Not Knowing the Rules Intercultural Communication Competence Become Mindful: Monitor Your Communication Become Acculturated: Strangers in a Strange Space Reduce Uncertainty: Egads, Nothing's the Same! Promote Convergence: Bringing Us Together Gender and Communication Masculine-Feminine Value Dimension: Rigidity Versus Flexibility The Gender Differences Hypothesis: Mars and Venus - Really? Social Support and Social Skills: Caring About and for Others Negotiating for Salaries: Do You Want a Million Dollars? Gender Similarities Hypothesis: united States and Canada Explaining Gender Differences: No Consensus Styles Perspectives: Status Versus Connection Dominance Perspective: Unequal Power Deficiencies Perspective: Communication Inadequacies Communication Competence and Gender Don't Magnify Gender Differences Embrace the Value of Many Perspectives Summary Quizzes Without Consequences Film School Case Studies CHAPTER 4. LANGUAGE The Nature of Language Structure: Saying by the Rules Phonology: Patterns of Sound Morphology: Transforming Phonemes into Meaningful Units Syntax: Word-Order Rules Semantics: Rules of Meaning Productivity: inventing World and Expressing Thoughts Displacement: Beyond the Here and Now Self-Reflexiveness: The Language or Language The Abstracting Process Sense Experience: Approximating Our Physical World Description: Reporting the Approximation Inference: Drawing Conclusions Judgement: Conclusions that Assign Value The Power of Language Language and Thinking: Related but Different Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis: Linguistic Imprisonment Labeling: The Name Game Framing: Influencing Choices Identity: Languages R Us Focus on Controversy: The Language of Texting: G9 Competent Language Use: Problems and Solutions Signal Reactions: Responding, Not Thinking Source of Signal reactions: Connotative Meaning Developing Communication Competence: Measuring Connotative Meaning Focus on Controversy: Verbal Taboos - A Question of Appropriateness Competence Signal Reactions: Developing Semantic Reactions Language of Abuse and Exclusion False Dichotomies: The Inaccuracy of Either-Or Framing Mislabeling: Inaccurate Descriptions Bias and Stigma: Distorting Perceptions Competence and Mislabeling: Operational Definitions Dead-Level Abstracting: Ineffective Sense Making Communication Competence and Dead-Level Abstracting: Three Ways Inferential Errors: Ineffective Guessing Developing Communication Competence: The uncritical Inference Test Jargon, Euphemisms, and Slang: Promoting Misunderstanding Jargon: Verbal Shorthand Euphemisms: Linguistic Novocain Slang: Casual Language Summary Quizzes Without Consequences Film School Case Studies CHAPTER 5. NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION The Power of Nonverbal Communication General Overview: Powerful, But Do Not Overstate Culture and Nonverbal Communication: Some Challenges Distinctions Between Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Number of Channels: Single-Versus Multichanneled Developing Communication Competence: nonverbal Communication Test Degree of Ambiguity: No "Reading a Person Like a Book" Discrete Versus Continuous: Stop and Go Interconnectedness of Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Repetition: Same Message, Different Channels Accentuation: intensifying Verbal Messages Substitution: no Words Necessary Regulation: Conversational Traffic Cop Contradiction: Mixed Messages Types of Nonverbal Communication Physical Appearance: Looks Matter Physical Attractiveness: The Beauty Bias Body Shape and Size: Universal Standards of Attractiveness Body Adornments: Tattoos and Taboos Clothing: Not Just for Warmth Hair: Styling Facial Communication: your Personal Billboard Eyes: Your Personal Windows Facial Expressions: The Look of Emotions Gestural Communication: Bodies in Motion Touch Communication: Hands-On Experience Significance of Touch: Life Changing Types of Touch: Function, Usage, and Intensity Touch Taboos: Keeping Your Hands to Yourself Competence and Touch: Some Suggestions Voice Communication: How You Sound Speech Communication: Distance and Territoriality Distance: Defining Relationships Territoriality: Defending Your Space Environment: Creating Atmosphere Focus on Controversy: Gated Communities - Fortress America Communicating Competently with Nonverbal Codes Monitor Nonverbal Communication Resist Jumping to Conclusions Observe Multiple Nonverbal Cues Recognize Cultural Differences Strive for Consistency Summary Quizzes Without Consequences Film School Case Studies CHAPTER 6. LISTENING TO OTHERS Significance of Listening The Listening Process Comprehending: Discriminating for Understanding Comprehending Phonemes: Discriminating Speech Sounds Comprehending Words: Some Challenges Retaining: Memories Fallibility of Memory: You Can't Retain Everything Benefits of Forgetting: Curse of the Infallible Memory Why You Forget: Inattention, Meaninglessness, and De-motivation Responding: Providing Feedback Competent Informal Listening Information Overload: Too Much of a Good Thing Shift Response: Conversational Narcissism Competitive Interrupting: Dominating Conversations Glazing Over: The Wandering Mind Pseudolistening: Faking It Ambushed: Biased Listening Active Listening: Focused Attention Developing Communication Competence: Focused Attention Competent Critical Listening Skepticism, True Belief, and Cynicism: Differences The Process of True Believing: Uncritical Listening Confirmation Bias: Searching for Support Rationalization of Disconfirmation: Clinging to Falsehoods Shifting the Burden of Proof: Whose Obligation Is It? The Skepticism Process: Exercising Competent Critical Listening Possibility: Could Happen, but Don't Bet on It Plausibility: Making a Logical Case Probability: Likelihood of Events Certainty: Without Exception Self-Correction: Progressing by Mistake Competent Emphatic Listening Response Styles: Initial Response Patterns Evaluative Response: Making Judgments Advising Response: Telling Others How to Act Interpreting Response: Explaining Meaning Content-Only Response: Ignoring Feelings Probing Response: Asking Questions Supporting Response: Bolstering Others Understanding Response: Paraphrasing and Perception Checking Response Styles and Empathetic Listening: Making Choices Empathetic Response Styles: Probing, Supporting, and Understanding Nonempathic Responses: Evaluating, Advising, Interpreting, and Content-Only Developing Communication Competence: Distinguishing Listening Responses Choosing Competent Response Styles: Frequency, Timing, and Solicitation Summary Quizzes Without Consequences Film School Case Studies PART 2: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION CHAPTER 7. POWER Definition of Power The Nature of Power: No Powerless People Forms of Power: Dominance, Prevention, and Empowerment Power Struggles and Power Sharing: A Comparison Communication Indicators of Power General Indicators: Defining, Following, Opposing, and Inhibiting Verbal indicators: Language Choices Powerful and Powerless Language: Communicating Status Gender and Cultural Influences: Powerful Language Differences Nonverbal indicators: Silent Exercise of Power Power Resources Information: Scarce and Restricted Expertise: Information Plus Know-How Legitimate Authority: You Will Obey Rewards and Punishments: Pleasure and Pain Personal Qualities: A Powerful Persona Problems of Power Imbalance Power Sharing: Key to Relationship Success or Failure Relationship Aggression: Battle for Dominance Aggression Types: Direct and Indirect Solutions: The Communication Link Focus on Controversy: Gender and Relationship Aggression - A White-Hot Debate Verbal and Nonverbal Abuse: Expressing Contempt Sexual Harassment: When "Flirting" is Hurting Commonplace Difficulties: Lighter Side Competent Communication and Balancing Power Dominance-Prevention: Competitive Power Balancing Coalition Formation: Pooling Power Defiance: Digging in Your Heels Resistance: Dragging Your Feet Empowerment: Exercising Positive Power Developing Assertiveness: Neither Doormat nor Boot Wiper Developing Communication Competence: Assertiveness Self-Assessment Questionnaire Increasing Personal Power Resources: Expanding Choices Employing Cooperative Argumentation: deliberations, Not Combat Summary Quizzes Without Consequences Film School Case Studies CHAPTER 8. MAKING RELATIONSHIPS WORK Main Reasons for Forming Relationships Need to Belong: Like Food and Water Interpersonal Attraction: What Draws Us Together Rewards: Exchange Theory Forming Close Relationships Intimacy and Love: Romantic Partners and Friends Relationship Development: Coming-Together Phases Developing Communication Competence: Recognizing Flirting Signals Relationship Deterioration: Coming-Apart Phases Sustaining Relationships: Lovers, Friends, Relatives, and Coworkers Connecting Bids: Keeping Us Together Emphasize Supportive Communication: How to Talk to Others Developing Communication Competence: Reactions to Defensive and Supportive Communication Defuse Defensiveness: When a Cooperative Climate Isn't Enough Address Relationship Deterioration: Beyond Sustaining Cross-Sex Friendships: Sustaining with Complications Technology and Competent Interpersonal Relationships Social Contact: Pros and Cons Focus on Controversy: Addiction to Technology Developing Communication Competence: Cell Phone Etiquette for the Competent Communicator Online Romance: Cyberlove Conflict: Electronic Flame Throwing Developing Communication Competence: Netiquette Intercultural Relationships and Communication Competence Intercultural Friendships: Additional Challenges Intercultural Romance: Tougher Than Friendships Summary Quizzes Without Consequences Film School Case Studies CHAPTER 9. INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT Definition of Conflict General Definition: Essential Elements Types of Conflict: It's Not All Bad Relationship Dialectics Dialectics Within Relationships: Pushing Us/Pulling Us Dialectics with Outsiders: Us and Them Addressing Dialectics: Not a Balancing Act Focus on Controversy: Ethical Conundrum: Is Honesty Always the Best Policy? Communication Styles of Conflict Management Collaborating: Looking for Win-Win Solutions Accommodating: Yielding to Others Compromising: Halving the Loaf Avoiding: Ignoring Conflict Competing: Power-Forcing Managing Conflict Competently Styles in Action: Smooth Sailing to White-Water Rafting Culture and Conflict: Different Styles Transforming Competing into Collaborating: Cooperation Revisited Styles and Partner Abuse: Addressing Aggression Anger Management: Controlling the Beast Within Workplace Bullying: Conflict and Anger Meet Forgiveness: Healing Conflict's Wounds Summary Quizzes Without Consequences Film School Case Studies PART 3: GROUP COMMUNICATION CHAPTER 10. THE ANATOMY OF SMALL GROUPS The Structure of Small Groups Definitions: Setting the Scope Group Size: Influencing Structure Task and Social Dimensions: Productivity and Cohesiveness Norms: Rules Governing Group Behavior Roles: Expected Patterns of Behavior Developing Communication Competence: Playing by the Roles: A Self-Assessment Leadership Defining Leadership: A Process of Influence Leader Emergence: A Process of Elimination Focus on Controversy: Gender and Ethnicity: Glass Ceiling or Glass Cliff? Competent Leadership: Evolving Perspectives Developing Communication Competence: What is your Leadership Style Preference? Summary Quizzes Without Consequences Film School Case Studies CHAPTER 11. CREATING EFFECTIVE GROUPS Why Groups Succeed and Fail Synergy: Creating Group Genius Challenges That Can Impede Group Genius Developing Communication Competence: Are You a Difficult Group Member? Developing Communication Competence: Social Loafing: A Self-Assessment Avoid Groupthink: Preventing Decisions Beyond Bad Developing Competent Group Decision Making and Problem Solving Structure Decision Making: Using the Standard Agenda Employ Decision-Making Rules Competently: Making Choices Developing Communication Competence: How to Achieve a Consensus Manage Meetings Effectively: Stop Wasting Time Developing Communication Competence: A Sample Agenda for Group Meetings Enhance Creative Problem Solving: Becoming Unstuck Teambuilding and Teamwork Defining a Team: Not Just a Small Group Establishing Team Goals: An Important First Step Developing a Team Identity: Who Are You? Designating Clear Team Roles: Avoid Duplication Virtual Groups and Teams Summary Quizzes Without Consequences Film School Case Studies PART 4: PUBLIC SPEAKING CHAPTER 12. PREPARING AND PRESENTING YOUR FIRST SPEECH Addressing Speech Anxiety Pervasiveness: You're Not Alone Symptoms: Fight-or-Flight Response Causes: Dysfunctional Anxiety Strategies: Managing Anxiety Audience Analysis Types of Audiences: The Five Cs Audience Composition: Making Inferences Topic Choice and Analysis Potential Topics: Important Choice Appropriateness of Topic: Blending Topic and Audience Narrowing the Topic: Recognizing Constraints Researching the Topic The Internet: First Stop Libraries: Bricks-and-Mortar Research Focus on Controversy: Wikipedia: Credible Scholarship or Mob Rule? Interviewing: Questioning Experts Competent Outlining and Organizing Effective Outlining: Making Sense Effective Organization: Creating Patterns Developing Communication Competence: A Student Outline: Rough Draft and Revision Developing Communication Competence: Examples of Signposts and Transitions Competent Delivery of Speeches Methods of Delivery: The Big Four Developing Competent Delivery Summary Quizzes Without Consequences Film School Case Studies TED Talks and YouTube Links CHAPTER 13. BUILDING BETTER SPEECHES Gaining and Maintaining Attention Attention Strategies: Involuntary Triggers Effective Introductions and Conclusions Objectives for Competent Introductions Objectives for Competent Conclusions Developing Supporting Materials Examples: Various Types and Effectiveness Statistics: Quantifying Your Points Evaluating Supporting Materials: Criteria Competent Style of Presentation: A Signature Event Oral Versus Written Style: An Essay Is Not a Speech Standards of Competent Oral Style: The Language of a Speech Summary Quizzes Without Consequences Film School Case Studies TED Talks and YouTube Links CHAPTER 14. INFORMATIVE SPEAKING Distinguishing Informative from Persuasive Speaking Noncontroversial Information: Staying Neutral Precursor to Persuasion: No Call to Action Types of Informative Speeches Reports: Facts in Brief Explanations: Deeper Understanding Demonstrations: Acting Out Narratives: Storytelling Comparisons: Pros and Cons Guidelines for Competent Informative Speaking Inform: Tell Us What We Don't Know Adapt: Audience Analysis Clarify Key Terms: Definitions Supporting Materials Revisited: Additional Advice Avoid Information Overload: Don't Drown in Data Tell Your Story Well: Narrative Tips Developing Communication Competence: Outline and Text of an Informative Speech Visual Aids Types: Benefits and Drawbacks Media: Simple to Complex Technology Focus on Controversy: PowerPoint: Lots of Power, Little Point? Guidelines: Aids, Not Distractions Summary Quizzes Without Consequences Film School Case Studies TED Talks and YouTube Links CHAPTER 15. PERSUASIVE SPEAKING Foundations of Persuasion Coercion Versus Persuasion: Choice Attitude-Behavior Consistency: Variables Goals of Persuasion Elaboration Likelihood Model: Mindful or Mindless Persuasion Culture and Persuasion: A Question of Values Persuasive Speaking Strategies Establish Identification: Connecting with Your Audience Build Credibility: Can We Believe You? Build Arguments: Persuasive Logic and Evidence Use Emotional Appeals: Beyond Logic Induce Cognitive Dissonance: Creating Tension Use the Contrast Effect: Minimize the Magnitude Use a Two-Sided Strategy: Refutation Developing Communication Competence: A Sample Outline and Persuasive Speech Summary Quizzes Without Consequences Film School Case Studies TED Talks and YouTube Links Appendix A: INTERVIEWING Appendix B: SPEECHES FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS
£109.91
Oxford University Press Inc Phonology in Multilingual Grammars
Book SynopsisThis book explores questions about the nature of an interlanguage grammar, i.e. the grammar of a bilingual. John Archibald approaches these questions within a cognitive science perspective that draws upon abstract representational structures in demonstrating that phonological knowledge underlies the surface phonetic properties of L2 speech. Specifically, he proposes that interlanguage grammars are not ''impaired'', ''fundamentally different'', or ''shallow'' (as some have argued); the phonological grammars are complex, hierarchically-structured, mental representations that are governed by the principles of linguistic theory, including those of Universal Grammar. The book outlines a model that addresses Plato''s problem (learning in the absence of evidence) and Orwell''s problem (resistance to learning in the face of abundant evidence). Furthermore, the study of grammatical interfaces--phonetics/phonology; phonology/morphology; phonology/syntax--reveals the necessary design conditions f
£32.99
Oxford University Press, USA The Structure of Tone
Book SynopsisBao presents a theory of tone which supports the typological distinction between African-type tone languages and Asian-type tone languages. He argues for a novel structure of tone, and supports it with data from Chinese dialects and other Asian languages. It will be of interest to phonologists and linguists interested in Chinese.Trade ReviewFinally a book all about tone!...Bao's survey of the development of tone theory is excellent, and is an excellent educational resource on the topic...This book could be a stepping stone to further developments for a tonal theory that is truly universal. * Notes on Linguistics *
£166.50
Clarendon Press Optimality Theory Phonology Syntax and Acquisition Oxford Linguistics
Book SynopsisOptimality theory has revolutionized phonological theory, and its insights are now being applied to other central aspects of language. This book presents the results of research as applied to syntax/language acquisition, as well as considering the main lines of attack by rule-based grammarians.Table of ContentsPART IA: PHONOLOGY - PROSODIC REPRESENTATIONS ; PART IB: PHONOLOGY - SEGMENTAL PHONOLOGY ; PART II: SYNTAX ; PART III: THE ACQUISITION OF SYNTAX AND PHONOLOGY
£48.45
Oxford University Press The Phonology of Dutch The Phonology of the
Book SynopsisIn this, the first comprehensive survey of the phonological system of Dutch, Geert Booij lays particular stress on the relation between morphology, syntax, and prosodic structure at both word- and sentence-level. His primary aim is to provide an overview of the system as a whole, based in part on a number of more detailed studies of particular aspects of Dutch phonology. As a reference work, the book directs the reader to the available literature. The book is not primarily intended as a contribution to phonological theory; however, it is couched in terms of present-day non-linear generative phonology, and the author''s analyses are relevant for a number of current issues in phonological theory such as the principles of syllable structure, the interaction of phonology and morphology, underspecification, rule typology, the domain specification of phonological rules, cliticization, and the role of rhythm in word stress.Trade ReviewThe author has published ... quite a few groundbreaking books and articles on phonology, and he may be considered as one of Holland's leading phonologists. * J.J. Spa, Word *The Phonology of Dutch is well written and provides most of the Dutch phonological facts. * J.J. Spa, Word *an excellent blend of descriptive detail and theoretical insight. Booij provides a clear and readable overview of the facts whilst at the same time succinctly pinpointing phenomena which are of particular theoretical importance. This book will be of immense value to all those interested either in Dutch linguistics or in theoretical morphology. * Andrew Spencer, Professor of Linguistics, University of Essex *A treasure trove of data and references ... the book containsa wealth of well-presented material on Dutch and will surely play an important role in future research about the language. * Glot International *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. The sounds of Dutch: Phonetic characterization and phonological representation ; 3. The prosodic structure of words ; 4. Word phonology ; 5. Word stress ; 6. Connected speech I: Word phonology ; 7. Connected speech II: Sentence phonology ; 8. Connected speech III: Cliticization ; 9. Orthography
£41.32
Oxford University Press Making New Words Morphological Derivation in
Book SynopsisMaking New Words provides a detailed study of the 200 or so prefixes and suffixes which create new words in today''s English. Alongside a systematic discussion of these forms, Professor Dixon explores and explains the hundreds of conundrums that seem to be exceptions to general rules. Why, for instance, do we say un-distinguished (with prefix un-) but in-distinguishable (with in-); why un-ceasing but in-cesssant? Why, alongside gold-en, do we say silver-y (not silver-en)? Why is it wood-en (not wood-ic) but metall-ic (not metall-en)? After short preliminary chapters, which set the scene and outline the criteria employed, there are accounts of the derivation of negative words, of other derivations which do not change word class, on making new verbs, new adjectives, new nouns, and new adverbs. The final chapter deals with combinations of suffixes, of prefixes, and of the two together. Within each chapter, derivational affixes are arranged in semantic groups, the members of which are conTrade ReviewEvery teacher and student of English linguistics should possess this excellent book ... a truly monumental work. * Pavol Stekauer, Language *Table of Contents1. Preliminaries ; 2. How to make new words ; 3. Criteria - affixes, semi-affixes, and compounds ; 4. What we describe ; 5. Un-expected, mis-judged, dis-organized counter-revolution: Making negative words ; 6. Ultra-patriotic, extra-special, pre-election pseudo-promise: Keeping the same word class ; 7. Be-feather, smart-en, em-power, beauti-fy, moral-ize: Making new verbs ; 8. Moon-like, death-ly, angr-y, mysteri-ous, memor-able: Making new adjectives ; 9. Eager-ness, bidd-ing, pay-ment, owner-ship, satisf-action: Making new nouns ; 10. Carefully, sideways, homewards, crab-fashion: Making new adverbs ; 11. Un-relent-less-ly de-west-ern-iz-ing non-mean-ing-ful infra-structures: Combining affixes ; 12. Envoi: the way of words ; Appendix 1: List of adjective and verb semantic types, with sample members ; Appendix 2: Alphabetical directory of adjective and verbs in the list of semantic types ; Glossary ; References
£130.00
Oxford University Press, USA The Phonetics and Phonology of Geminate
Book SynopsisThis book is the first volume specifically devoted to the phonetics and phonology of geminate consonants, a feature of many of the world''s languages including Arabic, Bengali, Finnish, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Malayalam, Persian, Saami, Swiss German, and Turkish. While the contrast between geminate and singleton consonants has been widely studied, the phonetic manifestation and phonological nature of geminate consonants, as well as their cross-linguistic similarities and differences, are not fully understood. The volume brings together original data and novel analyses of geminate consonants in a variety of languages across the world. Experts in the field present a wide range of approaches to the study of phonological contrasts in general by introducing various experimental and non-experimental methodologies; they also discuss phonological contrasts in a wider context and examine the behaviour of geminate consonants in loanword phonology and language acquisition. The volume takes Trade ReviewThe book is excellent... It is important reading for anyone who works on the phonology of geminates, but its appeal is far wider than that might suggest. Because of the thorny empirical and theoretical issues raised by length contrasts, in particular concerning the relationship between phonetic properties and abstract phonological ones, this book will be interesting to anyone concerned with the boundary areas between phonetics and phonology. * Jonah Katz, Phonology *This book stands out in terms of the range of languages and perspectives covered ... fascinating, and a definite must-read for phoneticians and phonologists exploring the linguistic nature of gemination. * Donna Erickson, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America *Table of ContentsPART I: PRODUCTION AND PERCEPTION OF GEMINATE CONSONANTS; PART II: PHONOLOGY OF GEMINATE CONSONANTS
£117.50
Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of Vowel Harmony
Book SynopsisThis handbook provides a detailed account of the phenomenon of vowel harmony, a pattern according to which all vowels within a word must agree for some phonological property or properties. Vowel harmony has been central in the development of phonological theories thanks to its cluster of remarkable properties, notably its typically ''unbounded'' character and its non-locality, and because it forms part of the phonology of most world languages. The five parts of this volume cover all aspects of vowel harmony from a range of theoretical and methodological perspectives. Part I outlines the types of vowel harmony and some unusual cases, before Part II explores structural issues such as vowel inventories, the interaction of vowel harmony and morphological structure, and locality. The chapters in Part III provide an overview of the various theoretical accounts of the phenomenon, as well as bringing in insights from language acquisition and psycholinguistics, while Part IV focuses on the historical life cycle of vowel harmony, looking at topics such as phonetic factors and the effect of language contact. The final part contains 31 chapters that present data and analysis of vowel harmony across all major language families as well as several isolates, constituting the broadest coverage of the phenomenon to date.
£194.00
Oxford University Press The Texture of the Lexicon
Book SynopsisIn this volume, Ray Jackendoff and Jenny Audring embark on a major reconceptualization of linguistic theory as seen through the lens of morphology. Their approach, Relational Morphology, extends the Parallel Architecture developed by Jackendoff in Foundations of Language (2002), Simpler Syntax (2005), and Meaning and the Lexicon (2010). The framework integrates morphology into the overall architecture of language, enabling it to interact insightfully with phonology, syntax, semantics, and above all, the lexicon. The first part of the book situates morphology in the language faculty, and introduces a novel formalism that unifies the treatment of all morphological patterns, inflectional or derivational, systematic or marginal. Central to the theory is the lexicon, which both incorporates the rules of grammar and explicitly encodes relationships among words and among grammatical patterns. Part II puts the theory to the test, applying it to a wide range of familiar and less familiar morphoTrade ReviewThe Texture of the Lexicon is a reader-friendly introduction to the framework of Relational Morphology that complements the Parallel Architecture approach. I believe that readers interested in morphology at large will find something interesting in this read. * David M. Karaj, Linguist *Review from previous edition This is the best linguistics book of 2020: A comprehensive view of morphological patterns that does not struggle with, but comfortably explains, the frequently observed continuity between regular grammatical patterns and memorized/idiosyncratic forms. * Martin Haspelmath *Through extending Jackendoff's Parallel Architecture by a sophisticated system of co-indexing, the authors develop a surprising perspective on language as a whole. They overcome the separation of grammar and lexicon, the contrast of regular and idiosyncratic items, of productive and unproductive patterns, of core and periphery. Relational Morphology brings with it a new and exciting picture of language as an integrated mental capacity. * Manfred Bierwisch, Humboldt University of Berlin *Jackendoff and Audring unravel the illusory divide between the lexicon and grammar to weave together, with enduring insights, a vast range of semi-regular and fully engaging phenomena. * Adele Goldberg, Princeton University *Jackendoff and Audring combine the models of Parallel Architecture and Construction Morphology to propose an innovative perspective on the lexicon, morphology, phonology, syntax, semantics, and their interaction, centered around their simple, but far-reaching, Relational Hypothesis: all types of linguistic relatedness can be coded as static relational schemas over fully listed items, but a subset of those schemas also serve as productive, generative devices. The authors' wide-ranging exploration lays down the gauntlet for competing models. * Andrew Spencer, University of Essex *This is a lovely book that elaborates the elegant and simple functional linguistic perspective of Jackendoff's (2002) "Parallel Architecture" research program into a detailed attempt to explain what lexical items are. The answer that Jackendoff and Audring arrive at is surprising: there is no principled distinction between grammar and lexicon, contrary to what has standardly been assumed. There is a wealth of fascinating predictions to test here. * Ted Gibson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology *Table of ContentsPart I: The Theory 1: Situating morphology 2: The functions of schemas 3: Motivation in the lexicon Part II: Using and refining the tools 4: Formalizing morphological phenomena 5: Formalizing inflection 6: Morphologically conditioned phonological alternations Part III: Beyond morphological theory 7: Language processing and language acquisition through the lens of Relational Morphology 8: Applying the tools to other domains 9: Coda: What have we done? References Index of words and schemas Index of authors and subjects
£23.99
Oxford University Press The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese
Book SynopsisThis book presents a comprehensive, contrastive account of the phonological structures and characteristics of Icelandic and Faroese. It is written for Nordic linguists and theoretical phonologists interested in what the languages reveal about phonological structure and phonological change and the relation between morphology, phonology, and phonetics. The book is divided into five parts. In the first Professor Árnason provides the theoretical and historical context of his investigation. Icelandic and Faroese originate from the West-Scandinavian or Norse spoken in Norway, Iceland and part of the Scottish Isles at the end of the Viking Age. The modern spoken languages are barely intelligible to each other and, despite many common phonological characteristics, exhibit differences that raise questions about their historical and structural relation and about phonological change more generally. Separate parts are devoted to synchronic analysis of the sounds of the languages, their phonologicaTable of ContentsPART ONE: THE HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL SETTING; PART TWO: THE MODERN SOUND SYSTEMS; PART THREE: SYSTEMIC RELATIONS AND SYLLABIC STRUCTURE; PART FOUR: SEGMENTS AND SYLLABLES ON PHONOLOGICAL LEVELS; PART FIVE: RHYTHMIC STRUCTURE
£119.25
Oxford University Press Linguistic Categorization
Book SynopsisThis book provides a readable and clearly articulated introduction to the field of Cognitive Linguistics. It explores the far-reaching implications of Eleanor Rosch''s seminal work on categorization and prototype theory, extending the application of prototype theory from lexical semantics to morphology, syntax, and phonology. The third edition is fully revised and updated to include the considerable developments in Cognitive Linguistics since 1987. It covers recent research on polysemy, meaning relatedness and metaphors, as well as expanding the discussion of syntactic categories and the relevance of computer simulations.Table of Contents1. The Categorization of Colour ; 2. The Classical Approach to Categorization ; 3. Prototype Categories: I ; 4. Prototype Categories: II ; 5. Linguistic and Encyclopedic Knowledge ; 6. Polysemy and Meaning Chains ; 7. Category Extension: Metonymy and Metaphor ; 8. Polysemy, or: How many meanings does a word really have? ; 9. Polysemous Categories in Morphology and Syntax ; 10. Polysemous Categories in Intonation ; 11. Grammatical Categories ; 12. Syntactic Constructions as Prototype Categories ; 13. Prototype Categories in Phonology ; 15. The Acquisition of Categories ; 16. Recent Developments ; Advice on Further Reading ; Study Questions ; References ; Index
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Oxford University Press, USA The Phonology of Italian The Phonology of the Worlds Languages
Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview of the phonology of Italian. It covers the different levels of analysis from individual sounds up to the phrasal level. It focuses on the most widely dispersed features of the language reflecting its significant regional and social variation and its most prominent regionally restricted patterns.Trade ReviewThis book provides theoretical linguists and readers within the broader linguistic community with an analysis of the main aspects of contemporary Italian phonology... The book is a very rich sources of data; it is also an intriguing research mine for the curious reader, since the author frequently points to interesting research questions that still need to be addressed. * Maria Giavazzi, The Journal of Phonology 27:2010 *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Theoretical Background ; 3. A Very Brief History of Italian Phonology ; 4. Segmental Phonology ; 5. Syllable Structure ; 6. Word Stress ; 7. Prosodic Phonology ; Bibliography ; Subject Index ; Index of Names
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Oxford University Press The Phonology of Japanese
Book SynopsisThis book provides the fullest account of Japanese phonology ever published. At the same time it makes original contributions both to current understanding of the Japanese sound system and to contemporary phonological theory more generally. After a consideration of the history of linguistic variation in Japanese, the book focuses on modern standard Japanese and its major dialectical variations. Professor Labrune presents a critical overview of current Japanese phonology and new analyses of the central features of Japanese phonology, including segment inventory, the phonology of voicing, the nature of moraic segments, the mora, the syllable, the foot and the upper prosodic units, and accent. Drawing on her own extensive research and on published work in and outside Japan Professor Labrune presents a synthesis of work within and outside Japan. In doing so she shows the great value as well as some of the limitations of approaches derived from Japanese traditional linguistics and philologyTrade ReviewThe Phonology of Japanese addresses many aspects of Japanese phonology, and its coverage is rather comprehensive. ... this book will prove to be useful for a wide range of readers. * Shigeto Kawahara, Journal of Phonology *An informative, stimulating book worth reading. * Journal of the International Phonetic Association *Table of Contents1. IntroductionReferences ; 2. Vowels ; 3. Consonants ; 4. The Phonology of Consonant Voicing ; 5. Special Segments ; 6. Prosodic Units ; 7. Accent ; Index
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Oxford University Press The Phonology of Mongolian
Book SynopsisThis book provides both the first comprehensive description of the phonology and phonetics of Standard Mongolian and the first account in any language of the historical phonology of the Mongolian group of languages.Trade Reviewa ripe source for interested researchers. * Andrew Nevins, Phonology *Table of Contents1. Vowels ; 2. Consonants ; 3. Phonemes ; 4. Writing Systems ; 5. Phonological Processes ; 6. Syllabification and Epenthesis ; 7. Prosody ; 8. Old Mongolian ; 9. The Mongolic Languages ; 10. Development of the Modern Mongolic Languages ; Appendices ; References ; Index ; Index of Old Mongolian Words
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Oxford University Press, USA The Oxford Handbook of Laboratory Phonology Oxford Handbooks
Book SynopsisThis Handbook, the first specifically dedicated to the laboratory phonology approach, builds on the foundation of knowledge amassed in linguistics, speech research and allied disciplines. With the varied interdisciplinary contributions collected, the Handbook advances work in this vibrant field.Trade Reviewan excellent resource that provides short, yet not incomprehensive, introductions into laboratory phonology topics that will direct readers to the primary resources which underlie the contributions. * Molly Babel , Journal of Sociolinguistics *The Oxford Handbook of Laboratory Phonology aims to serve as a guide to the philosophy, workings and findings of the laboratory phonology approach. It achieves this goal by bringing together leaders in the field to provide state-of-the-art reviews of how laboratory phonology has influenced research in their specialist areas ... the breadth of coverage and the depth of knowledge are clear strengths of the book ... It is a good starting point for any researcher who needs an update on the specific research questions covered. * Phoebe M. S. Lin, Linguist List *A real strength of the handbook is its breadth of topics and its ability to weave a cohesive volume from such an interdisciplinary angle. * Journal of Sociolinguistics *Table of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCTION; PART II: NATURE AND TYPES OF VARIATION: THEIR INTERPRETATION WITHIN A LABORATORY PHONOLOGY PERSPECTIVE; PART III: MULTIDIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATIONS OF KNOWLEDGE OF SOUND STRUCTURE; PART IV: INTEGRATING DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES: INSIGHTS FROM PRODUCTION, PERCEPTION, AND ACQUISITION; PART V: METHODOLOGIES AND RESOURCES
£114.00
Oxford University Press Oxford Handbook of Japanese Linguistics
Book SynopsisOver the past twenty years or so, the work on Japanese within generative grammar has shifted from primarily using contemporary theory to describe Japanese to contributing directly to general theory, on top of producing extensive analyses of the language. The Oxford Handbook of Japanese Linguistics captures the excitement that comes from answering the question, What can Japanese say about Universal Grammar? Each of the eighteen chapters takes up a topic in syntax, morphology, acquisition, processing, phonology, or information structure, and, first of all, lays out the core data, followed by critical discussion of the various approaches found in the literature. Each chapter ends with a section on how the study of the particular phenomenon in Japanese contributes to our knowledge of general linguistic theory. This book will be useful to students and scholars of linguistics who are interested in the latest studies on one of the most extensively studied languages within generative grammar.Table of ContentsIntroduction , Shigeru Miyagawa and Mamoru Saito ; 2. On the Causative Construction , Heidi Harley ; 3. Japanese -Wa, -Ga, and Information Structure , Caroline Heycock ; 4. Lexical Classes in Phonology , Junko Ito and Armin Mester ; 5. On Verb Raising , Hideki Kishimoto ; 6. Nominative Object , Masatoshi Koizumi ; 7. Japanese Accent , Haruo Kubozono ; 8. Ga/No Conversion , Hideki Maki and Asko Uchibori ; 9. Processing Sentences in Japanese , Edson T. Miyamoto ; 10. The Acquisition of Japanese Syntax , Keiko Murasugi and Koji Sugisaki ; 11. The Syntax of Semantics of Floating Numeral Quantifiers , Kimiko Nakanishi ; 12. V-V Compounds , Kunio Nishiyama ; 13. Wh-Questions , Norvin Richards ; 14. Indeterminate Pronouns , Junko Shimoyama ; 15. Noun Phrase Ellipsis , Daiko Takahashi ; 16. Ditransitive Constructions , Yuji Takano ; 17. Prominence Marking in the Japanese Syntax Intonation System , Jennifer J. Venditti, Kikuo Maekawa, and Mary E. Beckman ; 18. The Structure of DP , Akira Watanabe ; Author Index ; Subject Index
£49.40
Oxford University Press Old Chinese
Book SynopsisThis book introduces a new linguistic reconstruction of the phonology, morphology, and lexicon of Old Chinese, the first Sino-Tibetan language to be reduced to writing. Old Chinese is the language of the earliest Chinese classical texts (1st millennium BCE) and the ancestor of later varieties of Chinese, including all modern Chinese dialects. William Baxter and Laurent Sagart''s new reconstruction of Old Chinese moves beyond earlier reconstructions by taking into account important new evidence that has recently become available: better documentation of Chinese dialects that preserve archaic features, such as the Min and Waxiang dialects; better documentation of languages with very early loanwords from Chinese, such as the Hmong-Mien, Tai-Kadai and Vietnamese languages; and a flood of Chinese manuscripts from the first millennium BCE, excavated or discovered in the last several decades. Baxter and Sagart also incorporate recent advances in our understanding of the derivational processesTrade ReviewOverall, it is true to the thoughtful research and scholarly imagination its authors have invested, over a period of four decades, in working out their deeply felt vision of Proto-Chinese morphology. * David Prager Branner, Independent researcher, Études chinoises *Table of Contents1 Introduction ; 1.1 What is Old Chinese? ; 1.2 Methodology ; 1.3 Plan of the book ; 2 The evidence for Old Chinese ; 2.1 Middle Chinese ; 2.2 Old Chinese rhyme evidence ; 2.3 Evidence from the Chinese script ; 2.4 Modern Chinese dialects ; 2.5 Early Chinese loanwords in other languages ; 2.6 Traditional Chinese texts explicitly discussing language ; 2.7 Tibeto-Burman ; 3 An overview of the reconstruction ; 3.1 Onsets: main hypotheses ; 3.2 Rhymes ; 3.3 Root structure, word structure, and affixation ; 3.4 The nature of the pre-Qin script ; 4 Onsets ; 4.1 The evolution of Old Chinese initial consonants: major processes ; 4.2 Applying the comparative method within Chinese ; 4.3 Singleton onsets ; 4.4 Tightly attached onsets ; 4.5 Onsets with loosely attached preinitials ; 4.6 Onsets with complex preinitials ; 5 Old Chinese rhymes ; 5.1 Overview: vowels, codas, postcodas ; 5.2 The six-vowel system ; 5.3 Rhyme development: main processes ; 5.4 Rhymes with back codas (*-O, *-k, and *-?) ; 5.5 Rhymes with acute codas (*-j, *-t, *-n, and *-r) ; 5.6 Rhymes with the codas *-w and *-wk ; 5.7 Rhymes with labial codas (*-p and *-m) ; 6 Conclusion ; 6.1 What kind of language was Old Chinese? ; 6.2 Dialect differences in Old Chinese ; 6.3 Known issues ; 6.4 General directions for future researc ; 6.5 Old Chinese in broad comparative context ; Appendix of reconstructed forms ; References
£97.75
The University of Chicago Press Spanish Pronunciation in the Americas
Book SynopsisThis book represents the culmination of a lifetime of research in the spoken Spanish dialects of the Americas by one of the foremost experts in this field. Based on more than sixty years of residence, travel, research, and teaching among Spanish-speaking people, Canfield's study of the phonological phenomena that have created dialects of Spanish in the Americas makes use of historical treatises, contemporary accounts, and the author's own observations. Bibliographies for each area and a main bibliography of some three hundred pertinent books and articles make this book valuable both as a text and as a reference work.
£19.00
The University of Chicago Press The Last Phonological Rule Paper Reflections on
Book SynopsisOver the past three decades, phonological theory has advanced in many areas, but it has changed little in its foundational assumptions about how computational processes can serve as a basis for the theory. This volume suggests that it may be worthwhile to reconsider some of those assumptions. Is there an order to the rules in a phonological derivation? What kinds of links other than derivations are possible between the level of mental representation and the level of speech sounds? Since phonological representations are so much more sophisticated today than they were a few decads ago, do we need any phonological rules at all?In this provocative book, leading linguists and computer scientists consider the challenges that computational innovations pose to current rule-based phonological theories and speculate about the advantages of phonological models based on artificial neural networks and other computer designs. The authors offer new conceptions of phonological theory for the 1990s, th
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The University of Chicago Press A Manual of Phonology
Book Synopsis(International Journal of American Linguistics, 21: 4, Part 1, Memoir 11)
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The University of Chicago Press Preliminaries to Linguistic Phonetics
Book SynopsisThis book is about some of the phonetic events that occur in the languages of the world. The data described consist mainly of contrasts observable at the systematic phonetic level in a wide variety of languages.
£33.54
The University of Chicago Press Shaping Phonology
Book SynopsisWithin the past forty years, the field of phonologya branch of linguistics that explores both the sound structures of spoken language and the analogous phonemes of sign language, as well as how these features of language are used to convey meaninghas undergone several important shifts in theory that are now part of standard practice. Drawing together contributors from a diverse array of subfields within the discipline, and honoring the pioneering work of linguist John Goldsmith, this book reflects on these shifting dynamics and their implications for future phonological work. Divided into two parts, Shaping Phonology first explores the elaboration of abstract domains (or units of analysis) that fall under the purview of phonology. These chapters reveal the increasing multidimensionality of phonological representation through such analytical approaches as autosegmental phonology and feature geometry. The second part looks at how the advent of machine learning and computational techno
£46.80
The University of Chicago Press Phonetic Symbol Guide 2e
Book SynopsisThis is an encyclopedia of phonetic alphabet symbols, providing a complete survey of the many characters used by linguists and speech scientists to record the sounds of the world's languages. It includes 61 new entries, an expanded glossary of phonetic terms, added symbol charts and an index.
£132.00
Indiana University Press Bedouin Folktales from the North of Israel
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBedouin Folktales from the North of Israel is a unique and outstanding publication. Actually it includes much more than an anthology of 'folktales.' It provides the reader with almost everything needed to understand life, culture, history, and language of the Bedouin women, men, family, and tribe in Northern Israel of the last century. Folklorists used to emphasize the importance of the context. This book is, ostensibly, an exemplary contextual publication and study of a given body of folktales: the history and geography (including maps), the language – including the original Arabic texts (in transcription), their folkloristic comparative study and interpretation, as well as an array of indexes and bibliography. It puts in our hands a rare and important tool for understanding the importance not only of Bedouin folklore but also of folklore at large. In addition to its scholarly importance, this is also a collection of narratives that will be an exciting read for every person who still loves a good story. -- Eli Yassif, Emeritus in Department of Literature, Tel Aviv University, IsraelBedouin Folktales from the North of Israel is an outstanding contribution to the presently scarce fresh folktale collections from the field. Perez and Rosenhouse present a well-crafted balance between tale texts and theories advanced by scholars concerning these international tale-types. Indiana University Press is to be complimented for reviving the authentic field collection tradition. -- Hasan M. El-Shamy, Professor Emeritus, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Indiana UniversityThis splendid collection of Bedouin folk tales combines three elements: scientific transcriptions of audio recordings of the colloquial Arabic texts; accurate translations; and an extensive discussion, with rich comparative material, of each tale. These elements fit together in the most natural fashion—all, in fact, are essential to a serious study of the subject—and yet this is, to the best of my knowledge, the very first work on Arab folklore that actually combines them. The authors are to be congratulated on a fine achievement. -- Frank H. Stewart, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, The Hebrew University of JerusalemWilliam Blake's metaphor 'to see the world in a grain of sand' acquires a new meaning in the study of Judith Rosenhouse, a linguist, and Yoel Shalom Perez, a comparative folklorist, who present with meticulous precision the performance of universally traditional tales as told by Galilean Bedouins. As two Israelis, they reveal in them the cultural bonding between Israelite and Arab traditions that go back to antiquity. -- Dan Ben-Amos, author of Folklore ConceptsWhen linguistic, dialectological and folkloristic approaches meet: 57 traditional stories recorded from Bedouins in Northern Israel (13 of them translated from Hebrew) provided in linguistic transcription, English translation, and commentaries to place the folktales within their social and historical context. This ideal interdisciplinary approach has hitherto been only rarely applied. -- Veronika Ritt-Benmimoun, University of ViennaTable of ContentsForewordTranscription and AbbreviationsPart I—Stories of love, loyalty, and devotion 1. Between the Sun and the Moon 2. The Princess on the Island 3. The Girl who Fell into a Well 4. The ā's Daughter and the Orator 5. A Woman's Loyalty 6. The King's Wife and the Poor Man 7. uā and the Queen 8. The Doe 9. The Woman from the Sea 10. The Raindrop Bubbles Will Testify a. The Man and his Neighbor b. āeq Anāf (Tasting Justice) 11. The Coffee Server 12. The Old Man and the Girl, the Old Woman and the Young Man 13. The Girl and her Brother who Became a Deer 14. Do Good and Throw it to the Sea 15. The Transposed Heads 16. The Son Who Obeyed his Mother 17. The Silent Princess and Smart Muammad 18. The Two Notes (Smart Hassan) 19. The Kidnapped Bride 20. The Prince and his Two Wives 21. In the Familya. Between a Brother and his Sister b. Between a Bride and her Mother-in-law 22. The Replaced Bride23. The Dangerous Night-Watch a. Šāer asan and his Nine Brothers b. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 24. My Mother Slew Me; My Father Ate Mea. The Green Birdb. The Yellow Cow25. The Boy, the Uncle and the Lover 26. The Inheritance CasePart II—Stories about Ġouls and Demons27. The Giant 28. Frē Rummān (Snow White) 29. The Man Who Delivered a Daughter30. The Girl and her Seven Brothers 31. The Sickle Hand32. Bells Sound a. bēna and the Jujube Treeb. The inn and the Girl in Dog Clothes33. The Golden Palm Tree34. The Children and the Ogrea. The Girls and the Ġūlab. Grē'a, mēda and daydūnc. Nu-Nē35. The Emīr's Daughter who Flew to Switzerland 36. The Golden Children a. The Three Siblings and the Talking Birdsb. The Wicked Old Womanc. The Emīr and the Slave37. The Ġūla, the Mallow Gatherer and his daughter 38. The Two Brothers and the Ġūla39. Personal Narratives about Meetings with Ġūls a. The Young Man and the Ġūlab. The Ġūla Who Posed as a Tribe Member c. The Groom and the Ġūla d. The Ġūla in the Waterhole e. Abu Xier and the Ġūla 40. The Old Woman and the ūt Part III—Animal stories41. The Man and the Wounded Snake a. The Snake Storyb. The Shepherd and the Snake 42. The Goat, the Kid and the Ġūla 43. The Lion Who Wanted to Know Man's Nature44. The Two HuntersEpilogueBedouin Dialects in the North of Israel / Judith Rosenhouse Bedouin Tribes in the Galilee—Historical and Settlement Background / Arnon MedziniMapsIndex of Tale Types Index of Motifs Narrators ListSubject IndexBibliography
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MIT Press Ltd Language Acquisition and Development A Generative
Book SynopsisAn introduction to the study of children's language development that provides a uniquely accessible perspective on generative/universal grammar-based approaches.How children acquire language so quickly, easily, and uniformly is one of the great mysteries of the human experience. The theory of Universal Grammar suggests that one reason for the relative ease of early language acquisition is that children are born with a predisposition to create a grammar. This textbook offers an introduction to the study of children's acquisition and development of language from a generative/universal grammar-based theoretical perspective, providing comprehensive coverage of children's acquisition while presenting core concepts crucial to understanding generative linguistics more broadly. After laying the theoretical groundwork, including consideration of alternative frameworks, the book explores the development of the sound system of language—children's perception and production o
£49.40
MIT Press Ltd The PhonologyPhonetics Interface
Book SynopsisA textbook for advanced students that goes beyond basic phonetics and phonology to investigate their interaction.Is speech in the mouth or in the brain? Do we hear with our ears or our minds? The answer is: both. The sounds of language are both physical objects and cognitive constructs. The physical aspects of speech are the province of phonetics: sound waves that are produced by the movement of articulators and received by the ear. Phonology, by contrast, studies cognitive aspects: systematic patterns in the ways that languages combine sounds to create meaning. Many books look at phonology and phonetics as separate disciplines. This book looks at the interaction between the two.
£33.25
Yale University Press German Phonetics and Phonology
Book SynopsisThe first course book designed to engage students in the pronunciation of modern German by grounding practice in theory
£49.50
Taylor & Francis English Pronunciation Models in a Globalized
Book SynopsisThis book explores the topics of English accents and pronunciation. It highlights their connections with several important issues in the study of English in the world, including intelligibility, identity, and globalization. The unifying strand is provided by English pronunciation models: what do these models consist of, and why? The focus on pronunciation teaching is combined with sociolinguistic perspectives on global English, and the wider question asked by the book is: what does it mean to teach English pronunciation in a globalized world? The book takes Hong Kong â âAsiaâs World Cityâ â as a case study of how global and local influences interact, and of how decisions about teaching need to reflect this interaction. It critically examines existing approaches to global English, such as World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca, and considers their contributions as well as their limitations in the Hong Kong context. A data-based approach with quantitative and qualitative data Table of Contents1. Introduction: Soundings in global English 2. Global English: A sociolinguistic toolkit 3. Accent and Pronunciation 4. Accents and Communication: Intelligibility in global English 5. Teaching English Pronunciation: The models debate 6. English in Hong Kong: The sociolinguistic soundscape 7. Somewhere Between: Accent and pronunciation in Hong Kong 8. Conclusions: Teaching English pronunciation in a globalized world
£39.89
Taylor & Francis Ltd Advances in ProtoBasque Reconstruction with
Book SynopsisThis book presents a new reconstruction of Proto-Basque, the mother language of modern Basque varieties, historical Basque, and Aquitanian, grounded in traditional methods of historical linguistics. Building on a long tradition of Basque scholarship, the comparative method and internal reconstruction, informed by the phonetic bases of sound change and phonological typology, are used to explain previously underappreciated alternations and asymmetries in Basque sound patterns, resulting in a radically new view of the proto-language. The comparative method is then used to compare this new Proto-Basque with Proto-Indo-European, revealing regular sound correspondences in basic vocabulary and grammatical formatives. Evaluation of these results supports a distant genetic relationship between Proto-Basque and Proto-Indo-European, and offers new insights into specific linguistic properties of these two ancient languages. This comprehensive volume, which includes a detailed appendix includingTable of ContentsPart I: Reconstruction of Proto-BasqueIntroduction to Part I1. Basque and Proto-Basque2. The Proto-Basque Vowel System3. A revised Proto-Basque Consonant System4. Proto-Basque Phonotactics5. Proto-Basque Stress and accent6. Advances in Proto-Basque ReconstructionPart II: Comparison of Proto-Basque and Proto-Indo EuropeanIntroduction to Part II7. Results of the comparative method8. Statistical Evidence for Relatedness9. Proto-Basque and Proto-Indo-European Historical Phonology10. Potential Implications for Indo-European LinguisticsAppendix: Proto-Basque reconstructions with Proto-Indo-European comparisonsReferencesProto-Basque Index/ Proto-Indo-European Index/ Basque Index
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Handbook of Sociophonetics
Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Sociophonetics is the definitive guide to sociophonetics. Offering a practical and accessible survey of an unparalleled range of theoretical and methodological perspectives, this is the first handbook devoted to sociophonetic research and applications of sociophonetics within and beyond linguistics. It defines what sociophonetics is as a field and offers views of what sociophonetics might become. Split into three sections, this book: â examines the suprasegmental, segmental, and subsegmental units that sociophoneticians study; â reveals the ways that sociophoneticians create knowledge and solve problems across a range of theoretical and practical applications; â explores sociophonetic traditions around the world in spoken and signed languages; â includes case studies that demonstrate sociophonetic research in action, which will support and inspire readers to conduct their own projects. This handbook is an indispenTrade ReviewThe Routledge Handbook of Sociophonetics covers the field comprehensively. Each chapter contains an extensive literature review and an example of empirical research on its topic. These features make this book an essential reference for anyone embarking on sociophonetic research of any kind. Erik R. Thomas, North Carolina State University, USATable of ContentsContributorsOverview1 Sociophonetics and the sociolinguistic- phonetic interface: a radical introductionChristopher StrellufSECTION 1Units of analysis2 Sociophonetics and intonation: a proposal for socioprosodicsErin O’Rourke and Mary Baltazani3 Sociophonetics and speech rate and pauseTyler Kendall4 Sociophonetics and tone: the world of sociotoneticsJames N. Stanford and Cathryn Yang5 Sociophonetics and phonationLisa Davidson6 Sociophonetics and vowelsFelicity Cox and Gerard Docherty7 Sociophonetics and stopsEleanor Chodroff and Paul Foulkes8 Sociophonetics and fricativesWhitney Chappell, Christina García, and Justin Davidson9 Sociophonetics and rhoticsKoen Sebregts, Roeland van Hout, and Hans Van de Velde10 Sociophonetics and lateralsDanielle Turton11 Sociophonetics and vowel nasalityChristopher Carignan and Georgia ZellouSECTION 2Applications12 Sociophonetics and dialectologyDominic Watt, Margaret E.L. Renwick, and Joseph A. Stanley13 Sociophonetics and sound changeCharles Boberg14 Sociophonetics and identityErez Levon and Stamatina Katsiveli15 Sociophonetics and psycholinguisticsPaul Warren16 Sociophonetics and language prejudice: Accent matters: a socio- psychological perspective on sociophoneticsMarta Witkowska, Silvia Filippi, Magdalena Formanowicz, and Caterina Suitner17 Sociophonetics and oral historySilvia Calamai18 Sociophonetics and language documentation and revitalizationMarianna Di Paolo19 Sociophonetics and multilingualismBronwen G. Evans and Gisela Tomé Lourido20 Sociophonetics and second language acquisitionKsenia Gnevsheva21 Sociophonetics and speech- language pathologyToby Macrae and Margaret MaclaganSECTION 3Sociophonetics around the world22 Sociophonetics and signed languagesAmelia A. Becker, Julie A. Hochgesang, Meredith Tamminga, and Jami N. Fisher23 Sociophonetics and South African studies: focus on ethnicityRajend Mesthrie, Alida Chevalier, Yolandi Ribbens- Klein, Tracey Toefy, and Bruce Wileman24 Sociophonetics and JapaneseKenjirō Matsuda, Shoji Takano, Yoshiyuki Asahi, and Ichiro Ota25 Sociophonetics and FrenchAurélie Nardy and Maria Candea26 Sociophonetics and ArabicGhada Khattab and Paul Foulkes27 Sociophonetics and SpanishesScott Sadowsky28 Sociophonetics and ChineseJingwei Zhang, Weijie Tan, and Christopher Strelluf
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Taylor & Francis Writing Systems and Phonetics
Book SynopsisWriting Systems and Phonetics provides students with a critical understanding of the writing systems of the world. Beginning by exploring the spelling of English, including how it arose and how it works today, the book goes on to address over 60 major languages from around the globe and includes detailed descriptions and worked examples of writing systems which foreground the phonetics of these languages. Key areas covered include: the use of the Latin alphabet in and beyond Europe; writing systems of the eastern Mediterranean, Greek and its Cyrillic offshoot, Arabic and Hebrew; languages in south and south-east Asia, including Hindi, Tamil, Burmese and Thai, as well as in east Asia, including Chinese, Japanese and Korean; reflections on ancient languages such as Sumerian, Egyptian, Linear B and Mayan; a final chapter which sets out a typology of writing systems. All of the languages covered are contextualised by authentic illustrations, including road signs, personal names and tables, to demonstrate how theoretical research can be applied to the real world.Taking a unique geographical focus that guides the reader on a journey across time and continents, this book offers an engaging introduction for students approaching for the first time the phonetics of writing systems, their typology and the origins of scripts.Trade ReviewOver the last decades, writing systems have become the step-child of Linguistics, even though the interaction between pronunciation and writing is an intricate and complex field that has great insights to offer. When scholars do examine writing systems, they tend to focus on their history or on western, alphabetic systems. 'Writing Systems and Phonetics', by Alan Cruttenden, one of the world's leading phoneticians, is a clear and convincing introduction to a wide variety of systems from all over the world, explaining how they work synchronically as well as how they came about historically. Professor Cruttenden's approach makes this book accessible to those who have never worked on writing systems before, but the seasoned scholar of orthographies will benefit from it just as much.Professor Wolfgang De Melo, University of OxfordThe difference between language and script is one that is quite hard to explain to students, at least initially. This attractive book navigates the complexities in a way which is to be expected from a scholar of Professor Cruttenden’s standing. It begins by exploring English spelling in relation to historical changes in pronunciation and uses the lessons learned to explain similar problems and how they are solved in other European and beyond, engaging fully with such writing systems as those of Arabic, Chinese and even ancient Egyptian. It will be essential reading for students of Linguistics.Professor John Healey, University of Manchester"Over the last decades, writing systems have become the step-child of Linguistics, even though the interaction between pronunciation and writing is an intricate and complex field that has great insights to offer. When scholars do examine writing systems, they tend to focus on their history or on western, alphabetic systems. 'Writing Systems and Phonetics', by Alan Cruttenden, one of the world's leading phoneticians, is a clear and convincing introduction to a wide variety of systems from all over the world, explaining how they work synchronically as well as how they came about historically. Professor Cruttenden's approach makes this book accessible to those who have never worked on writing systems before, but the seasoned scholar of orthographies will benefit from it just as much."Professor Wolfgang De Melo, University of Oxford, UK"The difference between language and script is one that is quite hard to explain to students, at least initially. This attractive book navigates the complexities in a way which is to be expected from a scholar of Professor Cruttenden’s standing. It begins by exploring English spelling in relation to historical changes in pronunciation and uses the lessons learned to explain similar problems and how they are solved in other European countries and beyond, engaging fully with such writing systems as those of Arabic, Chinese and even ancient Egyptian. It will be essential reading for students of Linguistics."Professor John Healey, University of Manchester, UKTable of ContentsList of TablesList of FiguresAcknowledgementsIntroductionTechnical terms and symbolsChapter 1. English spellingChapter 2. Latin-based alphabets in European languagesChapter 3. Latin-based alphabets outside EuropeChapter 4. Greek, Cyrillic and related alphabetsChapter 5. Hebrew, Arabic and related alphabetsChapter 6. South and south-east Asian alphabetsChapter 7. East Asian scriptsChapter 8. The world’s earliest writing and its deciphermentChapter 9. More early writing and its deciphermentChapter 10. A typology of writing systemsBibliographyAppendix 1. International Phonetic AlphabetAppendix 2. Some basic variables in writing systemsAppendix 3. Writing materialsIndex
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Taylor & Francis A Dictionary of Phonetics and Phonology
Book SynopsisWritten for students of linguistics, applied linguistics and speech therapy, this dictionary covers over 2,000 terms in phonetics and phonology. It is an informative and easy-to-use reference tool, covering a wide variety of topics.Trade Review`This dictionary has remarkably complete coverage ... I cannot imagine how one person could have read enough to be able to compile this book; but I am very glad he did. ' - Peter Ladefoged, UCLATable of ContentsChapter 1 A; Chapter 2 B; Chapter 3 C; Chapter 4 D; Chapter 5 E; Chapter 6 F; Chapter 7 G; Chapter 8 H; Chapter 9 I; Chapter 10 J; Chapter 11 K; Chapter 12 L; Chapter 13 M; Chapter 14 N; Chapter 15 O; Chapter 16 P; Chapter 17 Q; Chapter 18 R; Chapter 19 S; Chapter 20 T; Chapter 21 U; Chapter 22 V; Chapter 23 W; Chapter 24 X; Chapter 25 Y; Chapter 26 Z;
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Taylor & Francis Novial Lexike
Book SynopsisFirst published in 2006. Novial (NOV - new, International Auxiliary Language)is one of the easiest constructed languages, partly because it highly resembles English. The multilingual dictionary of 1930, Novial-Lexike, may be in itself a sufficient guide to learn Novial. The reader will find : (1) an introduction showing the urgent need for such a language, (2) the history of the movement with criticism of earlier proposed artificial languages, (3) a detailed grammar, in which, chapter by chapter. the reasons are given that have led to precisely those and to no other forms , (4) the scientific principles of word selection, and (5) some specimens intended to show the use of the language for different purposes and in different styles.Table of ContentsAbbreviations, Preface, Novial Lexike
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The Perseus Books Group LateTalking Children
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Cambridge University Press Introducing Phonetic Science
Book SynopsisThis accessible textbook provides a clear and practical introduction to phonetics, the study of speech. Assuming no prior knowledge of the topic, it introduces students to the fundamental concepts in phonetic science, and equips them with the essential skills needed for recognizing, describing and transcribing a range of speech sounds. Numerous graded exercises enable students to put these skills into practice, and the sounds introduced are clearly illustrated with examples from a variety of English accents and other languages. As well as looking at traditional articulatory description, the book introduces acoustic and other instrumental techniques for analysing speech, and covers topics such as speech and writing, the nature of transcription, hearing and speech perception, linguistic universals, and the basic concepts of phonology. Providing a solid foundation in phonetics, Introducing Phonetic Science will be invaluable to all students beginning courses in linguistics, speech scienceTrade Review'This rigorous and comprehensive introduction will prove to be invaluable not only to students of phonetics and linguistics but to all who are interested in the study of sound, speech and language.' Professor Yoshiki Nagase, University of Yamanashi, Japan'Ashby and Maidment have succeeded in synthesizing complex and challenging material in a way that is accessible to beginners … I have not used a better introductory textbook on the subject.' Dominic Watt, Department of Linguistics, University of Aberdeen'An excellent introductory textbook. It is the only one that truly combines articulatory and instrumental approaches to phonetics. In addition it has a abundance of clear and helpful exercises.' William Idsardi, Department of Linguistics, University of Delaware'Ashby and Maidment succeed resoundingly in introducing the basics of phonetics from scratch … They have illustrated the text excellently, with large, well-explained spectrograms and diagrams, and the volume is clearly written, with individual chapters on place and manner of articulation, phonation, air-stream mechanisms, co-articulation, suprasegmentals, speech perception and basic phonology. … Students of phonology and phonetics would benefit … and will find … some explanations that are clearly better than those available elsewhere.' The Times Higher Education Supplement'This introductory textbook in phonetics is excellently composed and written, it's style being mostly clear and elegant in spite of the complex topic. It contains a large number of figures, tables and practical exercises. Illuminating sound examples have been taken from several languages from different parts of the world. It also treats some issues that are usually not included in introductory textbooks, e.g. voice types, click modification, hearing deficiencies. ... the book will be highly recommendable, due to its very high quality in terms of coverage, as well as macro- and micro-level composition.' Moderna SprakTable of Contents1. Introduction to speech; 2. Voice; 3. Place of articulation; 4. Manner of articulation; 5. Vowels; 6. Voice II; 7. Airstream mechanisms; 8. Speech sounds and speech movements; 9. Basic phonological concepts; 10. Suprasegmentals; 11. Speaker and hearer.
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Cambridge University Press Evolutionary Phonology
Book SynopsisThis book explores the nature of sound change in human language over the past 7000–8000 years. It presents a new approach to the problem of how genetically unrelated languages can often show similar sound patterns, and why there are many exceptions to the patterns often regarded as universal.Trade Review'The book contains everything that makes a linguistics book fascinating to read: an overview of the field, a provocative theory for explaining phonological facts, and numerous contemporary and historical examples from a wide sample of languages to support the new theory … As a whole, I think the book makes an interesting contribution to the field of phonology. The theory presented proposes that much of the complexity of human sound systems is due to historical processes that are set in motion by different kinds of misperception, while the actual learning and representations in the mind/brain are relatively simple and general … Blevins' theory does not propose strict formal rules and algorithms to process and learn sound system, but rather a number of mechanisms, heuristics and ways of looking at linguistic phenomena that can be adapted to particular instances … I consider this to be a practical perspective … all in all, I found this book easier to read and less formal than most books on phonological theory … this book is well worth reading for a new perspective on phonology that conforms to the trend towards more data-driven models of language.' Journal of LinguisticsTable of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Preliminaries: 1. What is evolutionary phonology? 2. Evolution in language and elsewhere; 3. Explanation in phonology: a brief history of ideas; Part II. Sound Patterns: 4. Laryngeal features; 5. Place features; 6. Other common sound patterns; 7. The evolution of geminates; 8. Some uncommon sound patterns; Part III. Implications: 9. Synchronic phonology; 10. Diachronic phonology; 11. Beyond phonology; References; Language index; Subject index.
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