textbook

An Introduction to English
Phonetics
Richard Ogden

December 2009
Pb 978 0 7486 2541 3 15.99
192pp 216 x 138 mm
90 integrated figures
Hb 978 0 7486 2540 6 55.00

An introduction to the study of phonetics, with examples from varieties of English

Description

The Author

This book introduces undergraduates to the sounds of spoken English. It covers

the concepts, terminology and representations needed for an understanding of
how English is pronounced around the world. Assuming no prior knowledge, the
book guides readers through the vocal tract and explains how sounds of speech
are made.

Richard Ogden is a Senior Lecturer at

the University of York.

Two main forms of representation are used: phonetic transcription and simple
acoustic data. Examples are taken from around the English-speaking world,
including North America, Australia, New Zealand and varieties of British English.
Introductory chapters cover the basic phonetic framework, while later chapters
discuss groups of sounds in more detail. The book takes an open-minded approach
to what sounds of English might be significant for making meaning, and highlights
the significance of word meaning, morphology, sociolinguistics and conversational
interaction in phonetic analysis.

Series

Edinburgh Textbooks on the English

Language

Readership
Undergraduate students of English
Language and Linguistics. Secondary
market of students of English in an EFL
or ESL environment.

Key Features
Introductory text assuming no prior knowledge of phonetics
Informed by up to date research on naturally occurring conversational English
Focuses on phonetics as a skill and encourages the reader to reflect on their own
speech
Covers a range of forms of phonetic representation

Selling Points
An important volume in our successful ETOTEL series
Carefully pitched for beginning undergraduate students

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textbook

An Introduction to English
Phonetics
Richard Ogden

Table of Contents

Courses

1. Introduction
2. Overview of the human speech mechanism
3. Representing speech
4. Voicing
5. Vowels
6. Approximants
7. Plosives
8. Nasals
9. Fricatives
10. Airstreams
11. Sounds and structures
Glossary

Phonetics
Phonology
Sounds of English

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