Calvert's Descriptive Phonetics
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Calvert's Descriptive Phonetics

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  2. English
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Calvert's Descriptive Phonetics

About this book

Now in its third edition, Calvert's Descriptive Phonetics is more lively and up-to-date than ever. This edition retains the focus and clinical applicability of previous editions, while adding new information, examples, and exercises to enhance student understanding. Ideal for either a one- or two-semester course, Calvert's Descriptive Phonetics encompasses the broad range of introductory topics, such as basic consonant and vowel transcription, narrow transcription, suprasegmental features, and dialect variations. The accompanying Descriptive Phonetics Transcription Workbook, includes numerous listening and transcription exercises as well as a CD-ROM to facilitate practice outside the classroom.Highlights of this revised edition: Helpful glossary and review questions at the end of every chapter The most up-to-date analysis of dialect variationsWorkbook and CD-ROM to help your students develop listening and transcription skillsUpdated chapters to reflect the most current information in the field, from suprasegmental effects to multicultural variations dialectsCoupled with its state-of-the-art workbook, Calvert's Descriptive Phonetics streamlines learning and facilitates subject mastery. It is an effective teaching tool and a valuable resource, providing all the necessary tools to further phonetics and transcription proficiency.

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Yes, you can access Calvert's Descriptive Phonetics by Pamela G. Garn-Nunn, James M. Lynn in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Audiology & Speech Pathology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Thieme
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781588900197
eBook ISBN
9781604066173

Table of contents

  1. Calvert's Descriptive Phonetics
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Foreword to the Instructor
  7. Chapter 1 Introduction
  8. Chapter 2 The Speech Production Mechanism and Processes
  9. Chapter 3 Overview: Vowels and Consonants
  10. Chapter 4 Vowels and Diphthongs
  11. Chapter 5 Consonants
  12. Chapter 6 Connected Speech: Segmental and Suprasegmental Effects
  13. Chapter 7 Acoustic Phonetics
  14. Chapter 8 Multicultural Variations: Dialects
  15. Chapter 9 Applied Phonetics
  16. References
  17. Answers to Chapter Exercises
  18. Index