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Book Synopsis
This book is a comprehensive guide to the International Phonetic Alphabet. It contains an introduction to phonetic description, 29 'Illustrations' of the application of the International Phonetic Alphabet to a range of languages, and appendices covering speech pathology, computer codings, etc. It is an essential reference work.

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"This is an excellent book for speech clinicians, language teachers, and researchers." Dorothy Haubner, ASHA Review

Table of Contents
Part I. Introduction to the IPA: 1. What is the International Phonetic Alphabet?; 2. Phonetic description and the IPA chart; 3. Guide to IPA notation; 4. The phonemic principle; 5. Broad and narrow transcriptions; 6. IPA transcriptions for a language; 7. Working with the IPA; 8. Going beyond the IPA; 9. Some problematic issues; 10. The IPA and phonological theory; Part II. Illustrations of the IPA; Part III. Appendices.

Handbook of the International Phonetic Association

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 6/28/1999 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521637510, 978-0521637510
      ISBN10: 0521637511

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book is a comprehensive guide to the International Phonetic Alphabet. It contains an introduction to phonetic description, 29 'Illustrations' of the application of the International Phonetic Alphabet to a range of languages, and appendices covering speech pathology, computer codings, etc. It is an essential reference work.

      Trade Review
      "This is an excellent book for speech clinicians, language teachers, and researchers." Dorothy Haubner, ASHA Review

      Table of Contents
      Part I. Introduction to the IPA: 1. What is the International Phonetic Alphabet?; 2. Phonetic description and the IPA chart; 3. Guide to IPA notation; 4. The phonemic principle; 5. Broad and narrow transcriptions; 6. IPA transcriptions for a language; 7. Working with the IPA; 8. Going beyond the IPA; 9. Some problematic issues; 10. The IPA and phonological theory; Part II. Illustrations of the IPA; Part III. Appendices.

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