A Course in Phonetics

Providing probably the most present protection out there, A COURSE IN PHONETICS, 7e stays the authoritative textual content for the research of phonetics. Combining Peter Ladefoged’s student-friendly writing fashion with Keith Johnson’s complete presentation, the Seventh Version introduces ideas of speech manufacturing, describes speech in acoustic phrases, and teaches sensible phonetic expertise together with IPA transcription. Expanded sections on acoustic phonetics and speech motor management convey instructors updated and assist college students use instruments for digital inspection and manipulation of speech. Quite a few updates embody MRI photographs of vocal tracts. As well as, the completely revised companion web site contains interactive workout routines, on the spot spectrograms for each chapter, over 4,000 audio information of practically 100 languages, and maps keyed to sounds of languages the place they’re spoken. With its broad overview and quite a few examples, A COURSE IN PHONETICS stays the perfect introduction to phonetics-no earlier information required!