Synopses & Reviews
Now available in a fully revised third edition, this comprehensive introduction to phonetics and phonology familiarizes the reader with detailed knowledge of articulatory and acoustic phonetics as well as the foundations of phonological analysis. Featuring numerous figures throughout, it assumes no prior knowledge of the subject.
The new edition contains a number of valuable changes, including:
- Updated chapters on the anatomy, physiology, and acoustics of speech production, which include recent research findings
- A thorough revision of the chapter on speech perception
- An expanded chapter on prosody, including a major section on autosegmental-metrical models of intonation
- Additional material on theoretical phonology, including a new section on constraint-based theories, including Optimality Theory.
Integrating new findings, theories, and references, the third edition of An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonologyis the most thorough and complete resource on the subject to date.
Review
“A key general-reference text, which assumes no prior knowledge. In this edition, emphasis is placed on acoustic phonetics and phonological analysis, and it incorporates new material on developments in speech production studies, prosody, optimality theory in phonology, L1 and L2 acquisition and sociolectal variation.”
Times Higher Education Supplement“The third edition of An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonologyis a welcome update to an introductory volume which for many years has informed and challenged students in equal measures, and will clearly continue to do so.”
Gerry Docherty, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Review
"Informative, interesting and well written... an excellent general reference for students and scholars at a variety of levels." Language
Synopsis
This fully revised third edition integrates updated references, new findings, and modern theories, to present readers with the most thorough and complete introduction to phonetics and phonology.
- Exceptionally thorough, including detailed attention to articulatory and acoustic phonetics as well as to the foundations of phonological analysis
- Features a number of valuable changes, incorporating new material on the latest findings in speech production studies; greater coverage of prosody, including a major section on autosegmental metrical models; expanded coverage of phonology, including Optimality Theory; and sections on L1 and L2 acquisition, and sociolectal variation
- Integrates new findings, theories references throughout, offering students the most thorough and complete knowledge of the subject to date
- Includes 125 figures throughout.
Synopsis
Now available in a fully revised third edition, this comprehensive introduction to phonetics and phonology familiarizes the reader with detailed knowledge of articulatory and acoustic phonetics as well as the foundations of phonological analysis. Featuring numerous figures throughout, it assumes no prior knowledge of the subject.
The new edition contains a number of valuable changes, including:
- Updated chapters on the anatomy, physiology, and acoustics of speech production, which include recent research findings
- A thorough revision of the chapter on speech perception
- An expanded chapter on prosody, including a major section on autosegmental-metrical models of intonation
- Additional material on theoretical phonology, including a new section on constraint-based theories, including Optimality Theory.
Integrating new findings, theories, and references, the third edition of An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonologyis the most thorough and complete resource on the subject to date.
Synopsis
Asssuming no prior knowledge of the subject, this book offers a thorough introduction to phonetics and phonology. It is unusually comprehensive, including detailed attention to articulatory and acoustic phonetics as well as to the foundations of phonological analysis.
The second edition of this hughly successful textbook incorporates several improvements: a completely new chapter on speech perception has been added, the material on anaotomy and physiology has been rearranged and much of the detail placed later in the book to make it less demanding on readers, and the entire text has been edited to help bring it up to date.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-454) and index.
About the Author
John Clark is Chief Executive Officer of the University of Western Sydney, Hawskbury. He was previously Director of the Speech, Hearing and Language Centre at Macquarie University, Sydney.
Colin Yallop is Associate Professor in Linguistics at Macquarie and is Director of the University's Dictionary Research Centre.
Table of Contents
List of Figures.
List of Tables.
Preface to the Second Edition.
List of Abbreviations.
1. Introduction.
2. Segmental Articulation.
3. Units of Speech.
4. The Phonemic Organization of Speech.
5. The Generative Approach to Phonology.
6. The Anatomy and Physiology of Speech Production.
7. The Acoustics of Speech Production.
8. Speech Perception.
9. Prosody.
10. Feature Systems.
11. The Progress of Phonology.
Appendix 1: Phonetic Symbols.
Appendix 2: Features.
References.
Index.