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An introduction to English phonology

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2002Description: ix, 148p. ; PDF, 1.84 MBISBN:
  • 9780748612529
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • Elb 420.9 M22i
Online resources: Summary: An Introduction to English Phonology introduces undergraduates to the basic tools and concepts necessary for the outline description of English phonological systems and processes. By working through the book and the various exercises included, students should come to understand the need for a dedicated system of description and transcription for speech sounds, and for a degree of phonological abstraction. They should learn to carry out elementary, broad phonetic transcription, and be able to establish contrastive vowel and consonant systems for their own varieties and to express simple generalisations reflecting the productive and predictable patterns of English sounds.
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E-Books Higher Education Department Library Digital Collection Non-fiction Elb 420.9 M22i (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Elb 082

An Introduction to English Phonology introduces undergraduates to the basic tools and concepts necessary for the outline description of English phonological systems and processes. By working through the book and the various exercises included, students should come to understand the need for a dedicated system of description and transcription for speech sounds, and for a degree of phonological abstraction. They should learn to carry out elementary, broad phonetic transcription, and be able to establish contrastive vowel and consonant systems for their own varieties and to express simple generalisations reflecting the productive and predictable patterns of English sounds.

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