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Fundamentals of Phonetics: A Practical Guide for Students, 2/E
Larry H. Small, Bowling Green State University

ISBN-10: 0205419127
ISBN-13: 9780205419128

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2005
Format: Paper; 384 pp
Published: 06/29/2004

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Centered on a strong foundation of hands-on experience, this text is designed to help instructors provide their students with the most current topics and theories related to phonetics and phonetic transcription.

This practical introduction to linguistic phonetics focuses on teaching students the skills necessary for expert phonetic transcription of individuals with disordered speech. Through an abundance of exercises and available recordings, this text makes the learning of phonetics clear, systematic, and easy. The auditory examples make it easy for instructors to describe and explain dialects and easy for students to understand difficult topics associated with speech production - such as word stress and producing certain speech sounds. This text emphasizes issues tied to linguistic phonetics with an introduction to clinical phonetics, and issues involving dialectal variation of speech, a topic missing (or dated) in other texts.

  • Approaches phonetics in a clear, comprehensive and “early-stage” manner for students who have not yet begun clinical training.
  • Supplemental audio CDs are available to provide students additional practice in transcription by allowing them to listen to various speakers including male, female, children, and individuals with varying dialects. A CD icon alerts students to listen to the audio recordings while completing text exercises (Chs. 2-8).
  • Each chapter contains an abundance of exercises, assignments, and study questions to supplement the reading of the text.
  • Focus on phonological processes in the chapter on “Clinical Phonetics” (Ch. 7).
  • Focus on dialectical variation covers a diversity of dialects such as Southern American English, Eastern American English, African American Vernacular English, Spanish Influenced English, Asian/Pacific Island Influenced English (Ch. 8).
  • Key terms are bold-faced throughout the text and a Glossary defines the terminology.

  • Provides a vast amount of transcription exercises, with more examples of children with phonological problems (Chs. 4-8).
  • NEW examples of Arabic and Russian Influenced English.
  • NEW exercises that provide practice transcribing the same sentence by more than one speaker.

Most chapters conclude with “Review Exercises,” “Study Questions, ” and “Assignments.”

1. Phonetics: A “Sound” Science. Variation in Phonetic Practice.


2. The Phonetic Representation of English.

The Difference between Spelling and Sound.

Morphemes.

Phonemes.

Distinctive Features.

Allophones: Members of a Phoneme Family.

Systematic versus Impressionistic Transcription.

Syllables.

Word Stress.



3. Anatomy of the Speech Mechanism.

The Respiratory System and Respiration.

The Laryngeal System and Phonation.

The Supralaryngeal System and Articulation.

The Vocal Tract and Resonance.



4. Vowel Transcription.

What Is a Vowel?

The English Vowels.



5. Consonant Transcription.

What Is a Consonant?

Vowels versus Consonants.

Manner, Place, and Voicing.

The English Consonants.



6. Connected Speech.

Assimilation.

The Suprasegmental Aspects of Speech.



7. Clinical Phonetics.

Overview of the Clinical Process.

Typical Phonological Development.

Phonological Processes.

Children with Phonological Disorders.

Allophonic Transcription of Speech.

Placement of Diacritics in Transcription.

The extIPA.

Suggestions for Transcription.



8. Dialectial Variation.

Regional Dialects.

Southern American English.

Eastern American English.

Social Dialects.

African American Vernacular English.

Learning English as a Second Language.

Spanish-Influenced English.

Asian/Pacific-Influenced English.

Phonological Interferences: Russian and Arabic Speakers.



References.


Answers to Questions.


Glossary.


Index.

Centered on a strong foundation of hands-on experience, Fundamentals of Phonetics: A Practical Guide for Students, Second Edition, is designed to help instructors provide their students with the most current topics and theories related to phonetics and phonetic transcription.

Highlights of the Second Edition:

  • Approaches phonetics in a clear, comprehensive and "early-stage" manner for students who have not yet begun clinical training.
  • Supplemental audio CDs provide students additional practice in transcription by allowing them to listen to various speakers with varying dialects. A CD icon alerts students to listen to the audio recordings while completing text exercises (Chapters 2-8).
  • Provides a vast amount of transcription exercises, with more examples of children with phonological problems (Chapters 4-8).
  • NEW examples of Arabic and Russian Influenced English.
  • NEW exercises that provide practice transcribing the same sentence by more than one speaker.

Supplemental Audio CDs Available!
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