Studies in General and English Phonetics: Essays in Honour of Professor J.D. O'Connor

by Lewis; Jack Windsor

• ISBN13: 9780415080682
• ISBN10: 0415080681
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-12-21
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Encompassing a formidable collection of short essays on phonetics,Studies in General and English Phoneticswas compiled as a tribute to Professor J. D. O'Connor, one of the world's most renowned teachers and writers of phonetics in the English language. The book's 38 articles bring together 45 of the most distinguished and respected names in the field of phonetics, and cover a wide range of fascinating topics in descriptive and experimental phonetics and phonology. Aside from familiar topics such as rhythm, intonation, pronunciation and lexicography,Studies in General and English Phoneticsalso addresses issues on the cutting edge of the field, including computer synthesized audio-communications, and procedures in forensic linguistics. This volume will not only be of interest to readers concerned with linguistics and phonetics, but also to those concerned with the teaching of English as a foreign language and other fields. With its comprehensive,up-to-date bibliography, it will prove an invaluable text to all interested readers.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
About J.D. ('Doc') O'Connor	p. x
The Publications of J.D.O'Connor	p. xii
General Phonetics and Phonological Theory	p. 1
On Some Neutralisations and Archiphonemes in English Allegro Speech	p. 3
The Phonetics of Neutralisation: The Case of Australian Coronals	p. 10
Some Articulatory Characteristics of the Tap	p. 39
References	p. 48
Assimilations of Alveolar Stops and Nasals in Connected Speech	p. 49
Field Procedures in Forensic Speaker Recognition	p. 68
Voice Types in Automated Telecommunications Applications	p. 85
The Effect of Context on the Transcription of Vowel Quality	p. 96
Place of Articulation Features for Clicks: Anomalies for Universals	p. 121
Postura: Clear and Dark Consonants, Etcetera	p. 130
Pitch, Intonation and Rhythm	p. 143
Spelling Aloud: a Preliminary Study of Idiomatic Intonation	p. 145
Rises in English	p. 155
Documenting Rhythmical Change	p. 174
The Social Distribution of Intonation Patterns in Belfast	p. 180
Principles of International Typology	p. 187
References	p. 209
International Stereotype: a Re-Analysis	p. 211
Speech Fundamental Frequency over the Telephone and Face-To-Face: Some Implications for Forensic Phonetics	p. 230
The Effect of Emphasis on Declination in English Intonation	p. 241
Notes	p. 254
Nucleus Placement in English and Spanish: a Pilot Study of Patterns of Interference	p. 255
Notes	p. 263
Rhythm and Duration in Spanish	p. 266
The Boundaries of Intonation Units	p. 270
Stylisation of the Falling Tone in Hungarian Intonation	p. 278
The Teaching of English Intonation	p. 288
The Phonetics of Mother-Tongue English	p. 299
A 'Tenny' Rate	p. 301
References	p. 309
Pronunciation and the Rich Points of Culture	p. 310
Spelling Pronunciation and Related Matters in New Zealand English	p. 320
References	p. 325
Quantifying English Homophones and Minimal Pairs	p. 326
Consonant-Associated Resonance in Three Varieties of English	p. 335
References	p. 348
Syllabification and Rhythm in Non-Segmental Phonology	p. 350
The Vowels of Scottish English- Formants and Features	p. 367
References	p. 378
A Neglected Feature of British East Midlands Accents and Its Possible Implications for the History of a Vowel Merger in English	p. 379
Mixing and Fudging in Midland and Southern Dialects of England: The Cup and Foot Vowels	p. 385
The Low Vowels of Vancouver English	p. 395
New Syllabic Consonants in English	p. 401
The Phonetics of Non-Mother-Tongue English	p. 413
Approaches to Articulatory Setting in Foreign-Language Teaching	p. 415
Notes	p. 423
The English Accent of the Shilluk Speaker	p. 425
Segmental Errors in the Pronunciation of Danish Speakers of English: Some Pedagogic Strategies	p. 432
Describing the Pronunciation of Loanwords from English	p. 445
What Do Efl Teachers Need to Know about Pronunciation?	p. 454
References	p. 462
Index	p. 464
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