English Phonetics and Phonology: A Practical Course - Couverture souple

Roach, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521786134 ISBN 13 : 9780521786133

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2000

Synopsis

Recognised as the most practical and comprehensive text in the field of phonetics, this third edition of English Phonetics and Phonology includes revised transcriptions, a wider discussion of different varieties of English and an updated treatment of intonation.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Peter Roach has been teaching phonetics and English pronunciation for over 30 years and is the principal editor of Daniel Jones' English Pronouncing Dictionary, 15th edition. He is currently Professor of Phonetics and Head of the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, University of Reading.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

This is a complete basic course in English phonetics and phonology. Since its publication it has established itself as the mort practical, comprehensive text in the field and become widely used in many parts of the world in universities and other institutions of higher education. It is used by both native and non-native speakers, who may be training to teach English or studying the language at an advanced level.

The new edition takes into account recent developments on the teaching of phonology, and a number of improvements have been matie in response to feedback from users world avide. These include : * updated references * revised transcriptions * a wider discussion of different varieties of English * updated treatment of intonation

The recorded exercise material remains unchanged.

English Phonetics and Phonology bridges the gap between simple pronunciation handbooks and technical phonetics and phonology textbooks. Its twenty chapters present the basic factual information and crucial theoretical issues in a concise, practical and readable way. The chapters are cross-referenced to the recordings which consist of practical exercises on two cassettes or CDs. At the end of each chapter there are notes giving information on further reading, discussion of difficult issues, written exercises and, where appropriate, suggestions for teachers.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521786134
• ISBN 13: 9780521786133
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 298
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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