English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice

English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice provides a unique introduction to basic articulatory phonetics for students of English. Taking a practical approach, this book teaches the pronunciation of modern standard non-regional British English to intermediate and advanced learners worldwide.

English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice provides a unique introduction to basic articulatory phonetics for students of English. Taking a practical approach, this book teaches the pronunciation of modern standard non-regional British English to intermediate and advanced learners worldwide.Now fully updated and restructured, the more concise new edition: provides an up-to-date description of the pronunciation of modern British English; demonstrates the use of English consonants and vowels in a variety of contexts and in contrast with other sounds with which they may be confused; includes expanded theory sections for an improved balance of theory and practice; is supported by extensive online audio material.Ideal for studying pronunciation in the classroom or for independent student practice, English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice is essential reading for any student of pronunciation and phonetics.

Autorentext

Paul Carley has held posts at the University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, and the universities of Bedfordshire and Leicester. He has been a regular lecturer on the UCL Summer Course in English Phonetics.

Inger M. Mees is Associate Professor Emeritus at the Copenhagen Business School and a part-time lecturer at Copenhagen University. She has formerly held lectureships at the universities of Leiden and Copenhagen.

Zusammenfassung

English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice provides a unique introduction to basic articulatory phonetics for students of English. Taking a practical approach, this book teaches the pronunciation of modern standard non-regional British English to intermediate and advanced learners worldwide.

Now fully updated and restructured, the more concise new edition:

• provides an up-to-date description of the pronunciation of modern British English;

• demonstrates the use of English consonants and vowels in a variety of contexts and in contrast with other sounds with which they may be confused;

• includes expanded theory sections for an improved balance of theory and practice;

• is supported by extensive online audio material.

Ideal for studying pronunciation in the classroom or for independent student practice, English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice is essential reading for any student of pronunciation and phonetics.

Inhalt

Phonemic symbols

The International Phonetic Alphabet

Preface

1 Basic concepts

2 Introduction to consonants

3 Plosives 1

4 Plosives 2

5 Practising plosives

6 Fricatives

7 Practising fricatives

8 Affricates

9 Practising affricates

10 Nasals

11 Practising nasals

12 Approximants

13 Practising approximants

14 Introduction to vowels 1

15 Introduction to vowels 2

16 Short vowels

17 Practising short vowels

18 Long vowels

19 Practising long vowels

20 Diphthongs

21 Practising diphthongs

22 Syllabic consonants

23 Practising syllabic consonants

24 Weak forms 1

25 Weak forms 2

26 Practising weak forms

27 Consonant clusters

28 Practising consonant clusters

29 Connected speech 1

30 Connected speech 2