A Course in Phonetics

by Ladefoged, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780155073197
• ISBN10: 0155073192
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-26
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

The easy to understand approach builds on the basics, beginning with technical terms required for describing speech and transcription symbols before moving on to the phonetics of English and other languages.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Articulatory Phonetics	1	(22)
The Vocal Organs	1	(4)
Places of Articulation	5	(3)
The Oro-Nasal Process	8	(1)
Manners of Articulation	8	(4)
The Articulation of Vowel Sounds	12	(2)
Suprasegmentals	14	(2)
Exercises	16	(7)
Phonology and Phonetic Transcription	23	(20)
The Transcription of Consonants	25	(3)
The Transcription of Vowels	28	(4)
Transcription Exercises	32	(2)
Consonant and Vowel Charts	34	(1)
Phonology	35	(4)
Exercises	39	(2)
Performance Exercises	41	(2)
The Consonants of English	43	(26)
Stop Consonants	43	(8)
Fricatives	51	(2)
Affricates	53	(1)
Nasals	54	(1)
Approximants	54	(2)
Rules for English Consonant Allophones	56	(4)
Diacritics	60	(1)
Exercises	61	(5)
Performance Exercises	66	(3)
English Vowels	69	(22)
English Phonetic Dictionaries	69	(1)
Vowel Quality	70	(8)
Unstressed Syllables	78	(2)
Tense and Lax Vowels	80	(2)
Rules for English Vowel Allophones	82	(3)
Exercises	85	(3)
Performance Exercises	88	(3)
English Words and Sentences	91	(22)
Strong and Weak Forms	91	(2)
Stress	93	(1)
Degrees of Stress	94	(4)
Sentence Stress	98	(1)
Intonation	99	(4)
Target Tones	103	(4)
Exercises	107	(4)
Performance Exercises	111	(2)
Airstream Mechanisms and Phonation Types	113	(26)
Airstream Mechanisms	113	(9)
States of the Glottis	122	(3)
Voice Onset Time	125	(6)
Summary of Glottal Actions	131	(1)
Exercises	132	(3)
Performance Exercises	135	(4)
Place Manner of Articulation	139	(22)
Places of Articulation	139	(8)
Manners of Articulation	147	(7)
Summary of Manners of Articulation	154	(1)
Exercises	155	(2)
Performance Exercises	157	(4)
Acoustic Phonetics	161	(38)
Sound Waves	161	(3)
Pitch and Frequency	164	(1)
Loudness and Intensity	165	(1)
Acoustic Measurements	166	(4)
Acoustic Analysis of Vowels	170	(9)
Acoustic Analysis of Consonants	179	(15)
Individual Differences	194	(3)
Exercises	197	(2)
Vowels and Vowel-Like Articulations	199	(26)
Cardinal Vowels	199	(5)
Secondary Cardinal Vowels	204	(2)
Vowels in Other Accents and Other Languages	206	(5)
Advanced Tongue Root (ATR)	211	(1)
Rhotacized Vowels	212	(1)
Nasalization	213	(1)
Summary of Vowel Quality	214	(1)
Semivowels	215	(2)
Secondary Articulation	217	(3)
Exercises	220	(1)
Performance Exercises	221	(4)
Syllables and Suprasegmental Features	225	(22)
Syllables	225	(6)
Stress	231	(1)
Length	232	(1)
Pitch	233	(6)
Stress, Tone, and Pitch Accent Languages	239	(2)
Exercises	241	(2)
Performance Exercises	243	(4)
Linguistic Phonetics	247	(22)
Controlling Articulatory Movements	247	(3)
The Balance between Phonetic Forces	250	(3)
The International Phonetic Alphabet	253	(4)
Feature Hierarchy	257	(6)
Performance Exercises	263	(6)
Further Reading	269	(2)
Glossary	271	(8)
Sources	279	(2)
Index	281