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This classic introduction is designed for students with no previous knowledge of phonetics in linguistics, speech therapy, and modern languages. It remains one of the best descriptions of the main topics in the study of phonetics.

Table of Contents
Fifty years - a memoire; phonetics and phonology; phoneme - the concept and the word; segments; hylomorphic taxonomy and William Holder; Daniel Jones' teaching; RP today - its position and its prospects; the accents of standard English in Scotland; some functions of silent stress; stress and some other terms; the indication of pronunciation in reference books; phonetic iconicity in writing systems; paralanguage; encounter with aphasia.

Elements of General Phonetics

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      Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
      Publication Date: 08/03/1990
      ISBN13: 9780852244517, 978-0852244517
      ISBN10: 0852244517
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This classic introduction is designed for students with no previous knowledge of phonetics in linguistics, speech therapy, and modern languages. It remains one of the best descriptions of the main topics in the study of phonetics.

      Table of Contents
      Fifty years - a memoire; phonetics and phonology; phoneme - the concept and the word; segments; hylomorphic taxonomy and William Holder; Daniel Jones' teaching; RP today - its position and its prospects; the accents of standard English in Scotland; some functions of silent stress; stress and some other terms; the indication of pronunciation in reference books; phonetic iconicity in writing systems; paralanguage; encounter with aphasia.

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