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The book offers a comprehensive introduction to English phonetics and phonology, designed for beginners. It covers essential concepts, including the sounds of English, their articulation, and their patterns in speech. The course aims to equip readers with foundational knowledge and practical skills for understanding and analyzing English pronunciation. Through clear explanations and examples, it serves as a valuable resource for students and anyone interested in improving their grasp of English sound systems.

Phonetics is an essential part of linguistics, as it is through analysing spoken language that linguistic data is collected. This book leads the reader through the main areas of phonetics, including how speech sounds are made and how phoneticians classify them in certain ways, the International Phonetic Alphabet, and how sounds are transmitted from speaker to hearer. schovat popis

Since the publication of the first edition in 1983, this course has established itself as the most practical, comprehensive text in the field and become widely used in many parts of the world in universities and other institutions of higher education. This new edition takes into account recent developments in the teaching of phonology. It includes updated references, fuller coverage of intonation, and a new chapter on different varieties of English with illustrative recorded material. At the end of each chapter in the book there are notes giving information on further reading, discussion of the more challenging issues, written exercises and, where appropriate, suggestions for teachers. A full answer key is available at the back of the book. Additional exercises and other supporting material are available online.