The Sounds of Language: An Introduction to Phonetics

by ROGERS; HENRY

• ISBN13: 9780582381827
• ISBN10: 0582381827
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-10
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The Sounds of Languageprovides an accessible, general introduction to phonetics with a special emphasis on English.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Publisher's Acknowledgements	xiii
Introduction	1	(15)
The study of phonetics	2	(1)
Articulatory phonetics	2	(9)
English places of articulation	11	(5)
Technical terms	11	(1)
Exercises	12	(4)
The basic sounds of English	16	(28)
Transcription	16	(1)
Accents of English	17	(2)
Consonants	19	(9)
Vowels	28	(7)
Stress	35	(2)
Comparison of RP and GA	37	(7)
Technical terms	39	(1)
Symbols	39	(1)
Exercises	40	(4)
English consonants	44	(27)
Allophones and phonemes	44	(3)
Voicing	47	(1)
Length	47	(1)
Place of articulation	48	(2)
Manner of articulation	50	(21)
Technical terms	60	(1)
Symbols	61	(1)
Exercises	61	(10)
English vowels	71	(17)
Distributional restrictions	71	(1)
The vowel phonemes of RP	72	(3)
The vowel phonemes of GA	75	(1)
RP and GA vowels	76	(12)
Technical terms	80	(1)
Symbols	80	(1)
Exercises	80	(8)
English suprasegmentals	88	(20)
Syllables	88	(1)
Phonotactics	89	(5)
Stress	94	(2)
Pitch and intonation	96	(5)
Rhythm	101	(7)
Technical terms	102	(1)
Symbol	102	(1)
Exercises	102	(6)
English accent differences	108	(23)
Background	108	(1)
General scheme	109	(2)
Received Pronunciation (RP) revisited	111	(1)
Cockney	112	(1)
Yorkshire	113	(1)
Scotland	113	(2)
Belfast	115	(1)
Dublin	115	(1)
Australia	116	(1)
New Zealand	117	(1)
South Africa	117	(1)
West Indies	118	(1)
India	119	(1)
General American (GA) revisited	120	(1)
New England	121	(1)
New York City	121	(1)
US South	122	(1)
African American Vernacular English	123	(1)
Canada	123	(2)
Newfoundland	125	(6)
Technical terms	126	(1)
Exercises	127	(4)
Sound waves, spectra, and resonance	131	(19)
Sound waves	131	(8)
Spectrum	139	(3)
Glottal wave	142	(1)
Resonance	143	(2)
Noise	145	(5)
Technical terms	146	(1)
Exercises	146	(4)
The acoustics of English sounds	150	(25)
Spectrograms	150	(2)
English vowels	152	(7)
English consonants	159	(16)
Technical terms	166	(1)
Exercises	166	(9)
Vowels and glides	175	(17)
Vowels	175	(9)
Glides	184	(8)
Technical terms	185	(1)
Symbols	185	(1)
Exercises	185	(7)
Place of articulation	192	(24)
Primary places of articulation	192	(11)
Double articulation	203	(1)
Secondary articulations	203	(13)
Technical terms	206	(1)
Symbols	207	(1)
Exercises	207	(9)
Manner of articulation	216	(16)
Degree of stricture	216	(1)
Obstruents	217	(1)
Approximants	218	(1)
Trills, taps, and flaps	219	(3)
Laterals	222	(1)
Nasals	223	(9)
Technical terms	224	(1)
Symbols	224	(2)
Exercises	226	(6)
Phonation	232	(19)
Anatomy	232	(2)
Glottis	234	(1)
States of the glottis	235	(8)
Voice onset time	243	(3)
Breathy voiced stops	246	(5)
Technical terms	246	(1)
Symbols	247	(1)
Exercises	247	(4)
Air Stream mechanisms	251	(14)
Air pressure	251	(2)
Air Stream mechanisms	253	(12)
Technical terms	260	(1)
Symbols	260	(1)
Exercises	260	(5)
Syllables and suprasegmentals	265	(73)
Syllable	265	(6)
Length	271	(1)
Pitch and tone	272	(7)
Stress	279	(5)
Intonation	284	(8)
Technical terms	287	(1)
Exercises	287	(5)
Appendices
A English consonantal allophones	292	(7)
B Glossary	299	(18)
C Calligraphy	317	(13)
D The transcription of English vowels	330	(5)
E The International Phonetic Alphabet	335	(3)
Bibliography	338	(8)
Index	346