{"product_id":"vowels-and-consonants-isbn-9781444334296","title":"Vowels and Consonants","description":"This popular and accessible introduction to phonetics has been fully updated for its third edition, and now includes an accompanying website with sound files, and expanded coverage of topics such as speech technology.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes how languages use a variety of different sounds, many of them quite unlike any that occur in well-known languages\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by the late Peter Ladefoged, one of the world's leading phoneticians, with updates by renowned forensic linguist, Sandra Ferrari Disner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes numerous revisions to the discussion of speech technology and additional updates throughout the book\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the acoustic, articulatory, and perceptual components of speech, demonstrates speech synthesis, and explains how speech recognition systems work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupported by an accompanying website at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vowelsandconsonants3e.com\/\"\u003ewww.vowelsandconsonants3e.com\u003c\/a\u003e featuring additional data and recordings of the sounds of a wide variety of languages, to reinforce learning and bring the descriptions to life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003ci\u003eTable of Web Content\u003c\/i\u003e ix  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuthor’s Preface from the First Edition\u003c\/i\u003e xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface to the Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments from the Previous Editions\u003c\/i\u003e xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe International Phonetic Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Sounds and Languages 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Languages Come and Go 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 The Evolving Sounds of Languages 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Language and Speech 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Describing Speech Sounds 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Summary 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Pitch and Loudness 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Tones 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 English Intonation 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 The Vocal Folds 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Loudness Differences 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Summary 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Vowel Contrasts 26\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Sets of Vowels and Standard Forms of a Language 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 English Vowels 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Summary 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Sounds of Vowels 32\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Acoustic Structure of Vowels 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 The Acoustic Vowel Space 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Spectrographic Displays 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Summary 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Charting Vowels 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Formants One and Two 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Accents of English 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Formant Three 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Summary 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Sounds of Consonants 48\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Consonant Contrasts 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Stop Consonants 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Approximants 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Nasals 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Fricatives 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Summary 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Acoustic Components of Speech 62\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 The Principal Acoustic Components 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Synthesizing Speech 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Summary 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Talking Computers 68\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Words in Context 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Our Implicit Knowledge 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Synthesizing Sounds from a Phonetic Transcription 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Applications 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Summary 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Listening Computers 82\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Patterns of Sound 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 The Basis of Computer Speech Recognition 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Special Context Speech Recognizers 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Recognizing Running Speech 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Different Accents and Different Voices 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 More for the Computationally Curious 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Summary 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 How We Listen to Speech 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Confusable Sounds 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Sound Prototypes 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Tackling the Problem 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Finding Words 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Social Interactions 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Summary 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Further Reading and Sources 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Making English Consonants 114\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Acoustics and Articulation 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 The Vocal Organs 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Places and Manners of Articulation 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Describing Consonants 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Summary 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Making English Vowels 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Movements of the Tongue and Lips for Vowels 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Muscles Controlling the Tongue and Lips 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Traditional Descriptions of Vowels 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Summary 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Actions of the Larynx 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 The Larynx 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Voiced and Voiceless Sounds 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Voicing and Aspiration 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Glottal Stops 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Breathy Voice 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Creaky Voice 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 Further Differences in Vocal Fold Vibrations 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.8 Ejectives 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.9 Implosives 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.10 Recording Data from the Larynx 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.11 Summary 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Consonants Around the World 156\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Phonetic Fieldwork 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Well-Known Consonants 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 More Places of Articulation 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 More Manners of Articulation 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Clicks 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Summary 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Vowels Around the World 176\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Types of Vowels 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Lip Rounding 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Nasalized Vowels 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Voice Quality 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Summary 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Putting Vowels and Consonants Together 186\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 The Speed of Speech 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Slips of the Tongue 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 The Alphabet 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 The International Phonetic Alphabet 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Contrasting Sounds 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 Features that Matter within a Language 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.7 Summary 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlossary\u003c\/i\u003e 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/i\u003e 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e 206\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“The book is of interest to teachers and would help to develop readers' perception of speech production and their competence in spoken English. It is a 'must have' book that adds richness and knowledge to individuals and libraries.”  (\u003ci\u003eLinguist\u003c\/i\u003e, 31 October 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter Ladefoged\u003c\/b\u003e (1925-2006) was Research Phonetician and Professor of Phonetics Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, and was Director of the UCLA Phonetics Laboratory from 1962 to 1991 and was president of the Linguistic Society of America. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Sounds of the World's Languages\u003c\/i\u003e (with I. Maddieson, Wiley-Blackwell, 1996), \u003ci\u003ePhonetic Data Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2004), and \u003ci\u003eA Course in Phonetics, Sixth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (with Keith Johnson, 2010).  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eSandra Ferrari Disner \u003c\/b\u003eteaches general and forensic linguistics at the University of Southern California. She has over 25 years of experience in speech technology, having developed commercial text-to-speech and speech-recognition systems in five languages, as well as the world's first talking video games.\u003c\/p\u003e  This popular introduction to phonetics describes how languages use a variety of different sounds, many of them quite unlike any that occur in well-known languages. Peter Ladefoged rightly earned his reputation as one of the world’s leading linguists, and students benefitted from his accessible writing and skill in communicating ideas. The third edition of his accessible introduction to phonetics has now been fully updated to reflect the latest trends in the field. It retains Peter Ladefoged's expert writing and knowledge, and combines them with Sandra Ferrari Disner’s essential updates on topics including speech technology. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVowels and Consonants\u003c\/i\u003e explores a wide range of topics, including the main forces operating on the sounds of languages; the acoustic, articulatory, and perceptual components of speech; and the inner workings of the most modern text-to-speech systems and speech recognition systems in use today. The third edition is supported by an accompanying website featuring new data, and even more reproductions of the sounds of a wide variety of languages, to reinforce learning and bring the descriptions to life, at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/go\/ladefoged\"\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/ladefoged\u003c\/a\u003e.  “This book conveys an amazing range of current science, including phonetics, psycholinguistics, and speech technology, while being engaging and accessible for novices.  This edition maintains Ladefoged's friendly, enthusiastic style while adding important updates.” - \u003ci\u003eNatasha Warner, University of Arizona\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise from the previous edition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is a fascinating, accessible, and reader-friendly book by a master phonetician, about how speech sounds are made, and how they can be analyzed. I warmly recommend the book to everyone with an interest, professional or otherwise, in spoken language.” - \u003ci\u003eJohn Laver, Queen Margaret University College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990462644453,"sku":"NP9781444334296","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444334296.jpg?v=1761787925","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/vowels-and-consonants-isbn-9781444334296","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}