This book is at the same time a presentation and an investigation of the phonological system of the world's most widespread and most widely studied language, English. It is intended both for teachers and prospective teachers of English who require a full understanding of the sound system of English and for students of linguistics who know English and need to acquire an understanding of phonology. As representation, the text incorporates all central aspects of research in the phonology of English. As investigation, it involves the reader at every step, its many integral exercises leading the student to discover facts, to formulate general statements and apply concepts.In succession the book deals with varieties of English, consonants, vowels, syllable structure, allophonic variation, phonotactic constraints, the rhythm, intonation and mobile accent of utterances, placement of stress in words, the effects of rapid, casual speech on pronunciation, and the morpheme variation which results from historic phonological processes. The chapter on vowels presents a general inventory and various particular inventories as a means of dealing with the troublesome matter of dialect differences in vowel systems. The chapter on phonotactics is the most thorough ever published, and it serves as the basis of an explanation for certain other facts, for example the different forms of the regular plural ending of nouns.In presenting an account of not just the varieties of American and British English, but also other widespread variants, this is the most comprehensive introductory guide to the pronunciation of English today.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons AND Sons LTD
ISBN-13
9780631162193
eBay Product ID (ePID)
88335404
Product Key Features
Author
Charles W. Kreidler
Publication Name
The Pronunciation of English: Course Book in Phonology
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Engineering & Technology
Publication Year
1989
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229 mm
Item Width
152 mm
Item Weight
509 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Title_Author
Charles W. Kreidler
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