Investigations in Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics is a sequel to the eighth meeting of the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association, attended by delegates from 26 different countries. This book reflects the scope of the subject area of clinical phonetics and linguistics, the balance of input into it with respect to the different kinds of research being carried on, and the representation of researchers from different parts of the world. Its scope includes the application of all levels of linguistic analysis and the chapters of the book have been ordered as far as possible according to linguistic level, beginning with pragmatics and ending with acoustics.
An introduction to phonetics is designed to help EFL learners to achieve
native-like pronunciation:
Chapter one deals with the history of phonology and
phonetics and provides a brief overview of the impact of philosophy and
psychology on the emergence of phonology and phonetics. Chapter two defined the
notion of phoneme, describes IPA phonetic alphabet, and distinguishes between
board and narrow transcriptions. Chapter three and four provide an in-depth
account of traditional and systematic articulatory phonetics, respectively.
Chapter five discusses the place of suprasegmentals in phonology. Chapter six
seeks to explain phonemics. Chapter seven provides a brief introduction to the
rudiments of acoustic or physical phonetics. Chapter eight introduces the
reader to the notion of auditory phonetics
Edited by: englishcology - 25 October 2008
Reason: Title changed from "Phonetics" to "An Introduction To Phonetics"
Phonetics is a notoriously technical discipline, and most books on the subject will make the beginner's head spin. Ladefoged's "A Course in Phonetics" is not one of those books. It is an introductory book to phoneticsand it's easy to read and it does not overload the reader with lots of technical terms.
Beverley Collins, Inger M. Mees “The Phonetics of English and Dutch" 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 Handbook of Phonetic Sciences This volume provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the key topics of the phonetic sciences. Contributions by many of the leading researchers in the field cover both theoretical and applied areas of speech communication.
There are contributions on experimental phonetics, including aerodynamics of speech, speech signal processing, laboratory techniques and acoustic phonetics, as well as discussions of speech technology applications in areas such as automatic recognition of speech and speakers, and speech synthesis. Following are chapters on the biological foundations of speech and hearing, such as brain functions underlying speech, auditory neural processing, and articulatory processes in speech production.
A section on theoretical approaches in phonetic sciences addresses aspects of spoken word recognition, coarticulation, articulatory/acoustic/auditory relationships and laryngeal function. The next section, linguistic phonetics, covers descriptive criteria in general phonetics and the relationship between phonetics and other areas of linguistics, such as phonology. The final selection contains contributions on speech technology, ranging from speech signal processing to speech synthesis.
The volume represents an unparalleled resource to students and specialists in linguistics, phonetics and psychology, speech and language therapists and speech technologists.
