Principles of Phonetics
This major new textbook is designed for readers who wish to pursue the study of phonetics from an initial to an advanced stage. It moves from a discussion of general concepts to a total of eleven chapters on phonetic classification, and it includes discussion of other issues such as the relationship between phonetics and phonology. There are illustrations from over 500 of the world's languages. Principles of Phonetics will be required reading for all serious students of speech and language.
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Comprehensive textbook on phonetics, with examples from over 500 languages.
List of figuresList of tablesPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction1Pt. IGeneral concepts1The semiotic framework132The relationship between phonetics and phonology263Accent, dialect and language55Pt. IIThe analytic framework4The phonetic analysis of speech955The architecture of phonetic classification119Pt. IIIInitiation and phonation6Airstream mechanisms1617Phonation184Pt. IVLinear segmental analysis8Stop articulations2059Fricative articulations24410Resonant articulations26911Multiple articulations314Pt. VArticulatory co-ordination and phonetic settings12Intersegmental co-ordination33913Phonetic similarity and multisegmental settings391Pt. VITemporal, prosodic and metrical analysis14The temporal organization of speech: segmental duration43115The prosodic organization of speech: pitch and loudness45016The metrical organization of speech: stress, syllable weight, prominence and rhythm51117The temporal organization of speech: continuity and rate534Pt. VIIPrinciples of transcription18Types of transcription549Pt. VIIIConclusion19Evaluating general phonetic theory565Envoi592Appendix I: The phonetic alphabet of the International Phonetic Association593Appendix II: Index of languages596References622Index of names685Subject index694
