Textbook
The Pronunciation of English: A Course Book, 2nd EditionISBN: 978-1-4051-1336-6
Paperback
328 pages
January 2004, ©2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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This revised second edition provides an introduction to the
phonetics and phonology of English. It incorporates all central
aspects of research in the phonology of English and involves the
reader at every step, with over 80 exercises leading students to
discover facts, to formulate general statements, and to apply
concepts.
- Discusses the nature of speech and phonetic description, the
principles of phonological analysis, the consonants and vowels of
English and their possible sequences.
- Provides extensive treatment of rhythm, stress, and intonation
and the role of these prosodic elements in discourse.
- Includes more than 80 exercises with feedback and glossary of
technical terms.
- Incorporates developments in phonology since the first edition appeared.