Basics of phonetics and English phonology : with IPA transcription; [with audio files online

Basics of Phonetics and English Phonology is a textbook for students of English, designed for students following BA foundation courses as no prior knowledge of linguistics is required. It provides students with a sound understanding of the principles of phonetics in general, but also with a special focus on English phonology. In addition, the exercises offer systematic practical training in IPA transcription. The book is designed for German non-native speakers of English, as specific difficulties in practical pronunciation are highlighted, but it can equally be used by any student interested in the mechanisms of spoken English. The transcription exercises at the end of each chapter are both in British and US American standard pronunciation. Note to Instructors 1 Phonetics, Phonology, Transcription Phonetics vs. Phonology Letters and Sounds IPA – International Phonetics Alphabet Standards of English Pronunciation IPA on Computers IPA Transcription Symbols Exercises 2 The Speech Process Initiation Phonation Articulation Voiced and Voiceless Sounds Exercises 3 Consonants Plosives Nasals Fricatives Affricates Approximants Laterals Taps and Trills Further Places of Articulation Additional Terminology Letter to Sound Exercises 4 Vowels Cardinal Vowels English Monophthongs Full Vowel Chart and Terminology English Diphthongs British vs. American Pronunciation Letter to Sound Weak Forms Exercises 5 Acoustic Phonetics Intensity Pitch Formants Noises and Tones Reading Spectrograms Exercises 6 Allophonic Variation Place of Articulation: Advanced or Retracted Secondary Articulations Manner of Articulation: Difference in Release Aspiration and De-Voicing Length Narrow vs. Broad Transcription Exercises 7 Phonemes and Allophones Minimal Pair Test Distribution of Allophones Phonemic Status in Different Languages Exercises 8 Phonological Processes Assimilation Coalescence Epenthesis Elision and Compression Linking Exercises 9 Syllables Syllable Structure Sonority Sequencing Generalisation Maximum Onset Principle Phonotactic Constraints Exercises 10 Word Stress Word Stress in English Zero-Derivation Compounds Stress-Shifting Suffixes British vs. American Pronunciation Exercises 11 Intonation: Tonality and Tonicity Tonality Tonicity Exercises 12 Intonation: Tone Falling Tones Non-Falling Tones Structure of Intonation Phrases Sentence Types Dependent and Independent Elements Expressiveness Exercises List of IPA Symbols Non-IPA Symbols Solutions to Exercises Figures and Tables Suggested Further Reading Index of Transcription Texts Subject Index Acknowledgements