{"product_id":"practical-english-phonetics-and-phonology-9781138591509","title":"Practical English Phonetics and Phonology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoutledge English Language Introductions\u003c\/em\u003e cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssuming 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevised and updated throughout, this fourth edition of \u003ci\u003ePractical English Phonetics and Phonology\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epresents the essentials of the subject and their day-to-day applications in an engaging and accessible manner;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecovers all the core concepts of phonetics and phonology, such as the phoneme, syllable structure, production of speech, vowel and consonant possibilities, glottal settings, stress, rhythm, intonation and the surp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the first edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003ePractical Phonetics and Phonology\u003c\/em\u003e gathers together a far wider range of topics than other books on English phonetics. Many more accents of English are discussed, and we really learn about English as a world language. Experienced teachers of English and beginning students will all profit from this book.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Ladefoged, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of California, Los Angeles, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for the fourth edition:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'This book cleverly combines the details of English phonetics with a first look at sounds in other languages. Its real strengths are the exercises provided at every step of the way and its brief but unequalled survey of accents of English (using recordings on the companion website). It will remain the best all-round introduction to phonetics.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlan Cruttenden, \u003ci\u003eThe University of Oxford, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'This classic text just keeps getting better. It is one of very few books that I keep constantly at my side as I author my own materials. It is rich in information, clearly written, easy to read. Most importantly, it is accompanied by audio recordings which exemplify the points made.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Cauldwell, \u003ci\u003eSpeech in Action\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of figures \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of tables \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAudio recordings (on companion website) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrefaces and acknowledgements \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhonetic symbols \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnglish phonemic transcription key\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 English worldwide \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Phoneme, allophone and syllable \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Connected speech and phonemic transcription \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 How we produce speech \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Consonant possibilities \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 English consonants \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 Vowel possibilities \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 English vowels \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 English spelling \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eB Development\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Phoneme and syllable revisited \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Features of connected speech \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Stress and rhythm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Speech melody \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Pronunciation change \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Teaching a foreign language \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 Learning a foreign language \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC Exploration\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Accent variation: General American \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Accents of the British Isles 1: England \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Accents of the British Isles 2: Celtic-influenced varieties \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 World accent varieties 1: North America \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 World accent varieties 2: the Southern Hemisphere \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 World accent varieties 3: second-language varieties and creole-influenced speech \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eD Extension\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Attitudes to accents (Daniel Jones) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Preliminaries to teaching pronunciation (Peter Avery and Susan Ehrlich) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 English accents and their implications for spelling reform (J. C. Wells) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Teaching the pronunciation of English (David Crystal) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Syllabification and allophony (J. C. Wells) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlossary \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFurther reading \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReferences \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe International Phonetic Alphabet 307\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866446901591,"sku":"9781138591509","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/practical-english-phonetics-and-phonology-9781138591509","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}