{"product_id":"the-pronunciation-of-english-isbn-9781405113359","title":"The Pronunciation of English","description":"This revised second edition provides an introduction to the phonetics and phonology of English. It incorporates all central aspects of research in the phonology of English and involves the reader at every step, with over 80 exercises leading students to discover facts, to formulate general statements, and to apply concepts. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the nature of speech and phonetic description, the principles of phonological analysis, the consonants and vowels of English and their possible sequences.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides extensive treatment of rhythm, stress, and intonation and the role of these prosodic elements in discourse.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes more than 80 exercises with feedback and glossary of technical terms.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates developments in phonology since the first edition appeared.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface To The Second Edition. \u003cp\u003eAbout the Book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eLanguage And Speech.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage Variation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Very Brief History Of The English Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpeech And Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhonological Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Sound And Voice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHearing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy, Vibration, And Medium.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Measurement Of Vibrations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure 2.1.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise: Sound Waves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResonance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAir In Motion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Human Voice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure 2.2.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Vocal Cords.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure 2.3.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Vocal Tract.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKinds Of Speech Sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise: Classes Of Sounds And Features.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddendum: A Note On Redundancy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise: Redundancy Statements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Consonants.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreliminary Exercise: Identifying Consonants By Matching.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Feature [Consonantal].\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLip Consonants (Labials).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTongue‑Tip Consonants (Apicals).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions About Features.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTongue‑Front Consonants (Laminals).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTongue‑Back Consonants (Dorsals).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary Chart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions About Feature Differences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArticulators Or Points Of Articulation?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Feature [Lateral].\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice With Symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Vowels And Glides.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreliminary Exercise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialect Differences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVowel Features.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA General Inventory And Particular Inventories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhonetic Descriptions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure 4.1.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure 4.2.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Vowel Inventories Of Specific Dialects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Incidence Of Vowels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice With Transcription.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Glides.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice With Phoneme Classes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring Matters Of Vowel Incidence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Syllables And Stress.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyllables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyllable Structure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring Syllable Onsets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback And Comment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring Syllable Codas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback And Comment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrong And Weak Syllables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise On Strong And Weak Syllables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyllable Division.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuffixes And Stress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise On Stress In Related Words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompounds And Some Other Words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise On Certain Word Endings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentifying The Vowels Of Weak Syllables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise And Comment: Final \/-I, -U, -O\/.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise And Comment: \/-I-, -U-\/ Before Vowels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise And Comment: Contrast Of Schwa And \/I\/.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyllabic Consonants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice With Syllabic Consonants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Phonotactics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWord‑Initial Position.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblem: Initial Clusters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback And Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note Regarding \/J\/.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContrast And Variation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWord‑Final Position.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions: Final Clusters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback And Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClusters Of Three Consonants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWord‑Medial Position.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestion: Medial Clusters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Dividing Into Syllables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBorrowed Words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOmission And Insertion Of A Consonant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimits On Vowel Occurrences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFree Vowels And Checked Vowels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvestigating Some Constraints.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunctional Loads.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Consonant And Vowel Variation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariation In Point Of Articulation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions About Apical Consonants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions About Dorsal Consonants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions About Clear And Dark \/L\/.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Example Of Mutual Assimilation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariation In Lip Shape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariation In Nasality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions About Nasalized Vowels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariation In Onset And Release.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring Onset And Release Of Stops.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring Lateral And Nasal Release.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions On The Onset Of Sonorant Consonants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions On The Onset And Release Of Voiced Obstruents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiment With Aspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariation In Length.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestion On A Sequence Of Two Consonants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestion On Length In Sonorants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultiple Variation For \/T\/.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Questions Of Perception.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Some Consequences Of Phonotactics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsonant Clusters And Some Grammatical Suffixes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploration: Regular Past Tense.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploration: Regular Plural Number.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestion: Possessive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestion: 3rd Person Present.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions: Reduced 'Is' And 'Has'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback And Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestion: Generative Treatment Of Past Tense Morpheme.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise: Final Clusters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMorpheme Variation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Bases In –CI.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Bases In –Cl.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions: Bases In –Mn.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferences In Morpheme Division.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. The Rhythm Of English Speech.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProsody.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTone Units.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Dividing An Utterance Into Tone Units.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStress Timing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarked Accent: Paradigmatic Focus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Sentences Accented Differently.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarked Accent: Syntagmatic Focus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploration: Placing Accent In A Dialog.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback And Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note On 'Too' And 'Either'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDe‑Accenting: Anaphoric Words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLexical Anaphora.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDe‑Accenting To Embed An Additional Message.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploration: Differences Of De-Accenting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Creating Different Dialogs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccent On Operators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. Intonation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntonation And Perception.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Falling Tunes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rising Tunes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparisons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompound Tunes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Utterances That Differ In Tune.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Practice; Three Dialogs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Predicting Word Stress.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Stress Predictable?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStress Rules.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeutral Suffixes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTonic Endings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Basic Stress Rule For Verbs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise With Verbs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Basic Stress Rule For Nouns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise With Nouns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRules For Adjectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise With Adjectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtending The Basic Stress Rules.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscovery Exercise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Variations In Stress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Do You Say?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMixed Endings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome 'Special' Endings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormulate The Rule.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. Prefixes, Compound Words, And Phrases.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Compound Nouns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Compound Verbs, Nouns, And Adverbs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice Trees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompounds And Phrases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Compounds And Phrases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Do You Say?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompound Verbs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrefixes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions: Stress In Verbs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploration: Stress In Related Verbs And Nouns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek‑Type Compounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Rhythm Rule.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. Phonological Processes In Speech.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFull Forms And Reduced Forms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuxiliaries Or Operators Like Can.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePronouns Like You.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrepositions Like To.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeterminers Like Some.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConjunctions Like And.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChart 13.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploration: Homophones?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore About Phonological Processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. Phonological Processes And The Lexicon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWords And Morphemes That Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderlying Forms And Lexical Processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChecked Vowel Reduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePalatalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternation With Zero.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpirantization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVelar Softening.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sequence Of Rules.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChange In Voice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Vowel Shift Rule.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFree And Checked Vowels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore About Augments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix. A List Of Word‑Endings And Their Effects On Stress:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeutral Suffixes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTonic Endings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeavy Endings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLight Endings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePosttonic Suffixes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Special Suffixes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \"A must for the professional teacher of English as a second language and the serious student. This book offers a comprehensive snapshot of all the aspects of English sound patterns and provides a solid grounding in pronunciation.\" \u003ci\u003eSteven Donahue, Language Magazine and Miami-Dade College\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eCharles W. Kreidler \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at Georgetown University. His publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Dynamics of Language \u003c\/i\u003e(co-author, 1971), \u003ci\u003eIntroducing English Semantics \u003c\/i\u003e(1998), and \u003ci\u003ePhonology: Critical Concepts \u003c\/i\u003e(edited, 6 volumes, 2000).  \u003ci\u003eThe Pronunciation of English: A Course Book\u003c\/i\u003e is an introduction to the phonetics and phonology of English. It incorporates all central aspects of research in the phonology of English and involves the reader at every step, with over 80 exercises leading students to discover facts, to formulate general statements, and to apply concepts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis revised second edition provides a brief history of the English language, highlighting the main native-speaker varieties that exist today. In succession, it deals with the nature of speech and phonetic description, the principles of phonological analysis, the consonants and vowels of English, and their possible sequences. It provides an extensive treatment of rhythm, stress, and intonation and the role of these prosodic elements in discourse, as well as coverage of phonological processes that make casual, conversational usage different from formal style.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn addition to general updating throughout, this new edition incorporates developments in phonology since the first edition appeared. 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