Fundamentals of Phonetics: Practical Guide for Students Paperback - 2016

For courses in phonetics and linguistics for speech and hearing students (Communications Sciences and Disorders)Introduce students to the fundamentals of linguistic phonetics, designed to help students become proficient in phonetics and phonetic transcription.This clear, systematic, easy-to-understand text provides speech and hearing students with a thorough understanding of phonetics principles through practice. Fundamentals of Phonetics uses in-text exercises and supplemental audio recordings to teach the practical skills necessary to successfully perform phonetic transcription of individuals using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Students learn about the transcription of consonants and vowels, connected speech, and individuals with speech sound disorders. A chapter on speech acoustics introduces spectrograms and the acoustic characteristics of speech sounds. Students also learn how to transcribe individuals who display regional and ethnic dialectal variation of speech, including those who have learned to speak English as a second language. Throughout the text are included chapter objectives, learning exercises, in-class and take-home assignments, online resources, and study questions that will help students learn, process, and practice the material presented in the text.Note: This text does not come with the audio cd. To order the audio CD, use ISBN 013403306X. To order the audio CD packaged with this text, use ISBN 0134204816.

Details

• Title Fundamentals of Phonetics: Practical Guide for Students
• Author Larry H. Small
• Binding Paperback
• Edition 4th
• Pages 432
• Volumes 1
• Language ENG
• Publisher Pearson
• Date 2016
• Illustrated Yes
• ISBN 9780133895728 / 0133895726
• Weight 1.75 lbs (0.79 kg)
• Dimensions 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.7 in (27.43 x 21.34 x 1.78 cm)
• Library of Congress subjects English language - Phonetics - Problems,
• Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014043769
• Dewey Decimal Code 421.58