The Phonetics of English and Dutch

Beverley Collins; Inger M. Mees

ISBN 10: 9004115927 / ISBN 13: 9789004115927

Edité par Brill Academic Pub, 1999

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Synopsis :

This book provides a complete introductory course on the phonetics of English and Dutch based on an essentially practical approach to the subject. No previous knowledge of phonetics is assumed and all terms are explained in straightforward English as they are introduced. Theoretical and practical aspects of the subject are clarified for the student by means of numerous self-study exercises in articulation and transcription. The book contains a detailed contrastive description of British RP English and of Dutch (in both the Netherlands and Belgian standard varieties). In addition to a full description of the individual vowels and consonants, full attention is paid to features of connected speech, e.g. intonation, assimilation and elision, stress and articulatory setting. There are sections on sound-spelling relationships in English and an analysis of the commonest pronunciations errors in the English of Dutch-speakers. A guide to the technique of phonemic transcription is also provided, with numerous transcription passages for which correction keys are available. One chapter is devoted to differences between British and American pronunciation. Another section provides a survey of a range of British regional accents (e.g. Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Northern, London, Midlands, West Country). Now available with corrections incorporating the reactions of Dutch and Belgian users.

À propos de l?auteur: Beverley Collins, Doctorate in Phonetics, University of Utrecht (1988), is Lecturer in English at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. Inger Mees, Doctorate in Sociolinguistics, University of Leiden (1983), is Associate Professor at the Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Phonetics of English and Dutch
Éditeur : Brill Academic Pub
Date d'édition : 1999
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : very_good
Edition : 4ème Édition