A Practical Introduction to Phonetics
Now in a new edition, this unique interactive introduction to the study of phonetics shows students how to examine the entire range of human sounds through a series of 124 introspective experiments carried out in their own vocal tracts. It systematically covers all types of speech modification (breath, voice, whisper, creak), articulation (the ways in which the air stream is finally modulated to generate specific types of sound), and prosodic features (stress, syllable, tone, intonation)....
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Catford's unique interactive approach to the study of phonetics leads readers to explore the entire range of human sounds through a series of introspective experiments carried out in their own vocal tracts, proceeding systematically from familiar vocal postures and articulations to new and unknown ones. By actually articulating sounds, and attending to the motor sensations they produce, the reader acquires a deep, personal understanding of the principles of phonetic classification. Informed throughout by recent research in aerodynamics and acoustics, this book will interest a wide range of students and teachers of languages, linguistics, speech therapy, and anthropology.
List of Figures1Introduction12Basic Components of Speech113Phonation: A Third Basic Component354Articulation: Stricture Types595Articulation: Locations736Co-articulation and Sequences997Vowels: Introduction1198The Cardinal Vowels (CVs)1339Prosodic Features16310Sound-systems of Languages17711Review205For Further Reading217References221Index223
