The Pronunciation of English : A Course Book

This revised second edition provides an introduction to the phonetics and phonology of English. It incorporates all central aspects of research in the phonology of English and involves the reader at every step, with over 80 exercises leading students to discover facts, to formulate general statements, and to apply concepts.

The Pronunciation of English : A Course Book

Charles W. Kreidler

Blackwell

2004

Abstract

This revised second edition provides an introduction to the phonetics and phonology of English. It incorporates all central aspects of research in the phonology of English and involves the reader at every step, with over 80 exercises leading students to discover facts, to formulate general statements, and to apply concepts.
* Discusses the nature of speech and phonetic description, the principles of phonological analysis, the consonants and vowels of English and their possible sequences.

* Provides extensive treatment of rhythm, stress, and intonation and the role of these prosodic elements in discourse.

* Includes more than 80 exercises with feedback and glossary of technical terms.

* Incorporates developments in phonology since the first edition appeared.

Contents of the book:

+ Language and speech;

+ Sound ... and voice;

+ Consonants;

+ Vowels and Glides;

+ Syllables and stress;

+ Phonotactics;

+ Consonant and vowel variation;

+ Some consequences of phonotactics;

+ The Rhythm of English speech;

+ Intonation;

+ Predicting word stress;

+ Prefixes, compound words, and phrases;

+ Phonological processes in speech;

+ Phonological processes and the Lexicon

Citation

Charles W. Kreidler. The Pronunciation of English : A Course Book, Blackwell, 2004.

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