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Noteset, use ISBN 013403306X. To order the audio CD packaged with this text, use ISBN 0134204816.Here is a clear, systematic introduction to the fundamentals of linguistic phonetics with a total learning package designed to help students become proficient in phonetics and phonetic transcription. Fundamentals of Phonetics by Larry Small provides speech and hearing students with a good understanding of phonetics principles through practice. The text uses in-text exercises and supplemental audio recordings to teach the practical skills necessary to successfully perform phonetic transcription of individuals using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Students learn about the transcription of consonants and vowels, connected speech, and individuals with speech sound disorders. A chapter on speech acoustics introduces spectrograms and the acoustic characteristics of speech sounds. Students also learn how to transcribe individuals who display regional and ethnic dialectal variation of speech, including those who have learned to speak English as a second language. Throughout the text are included chapter objectives, learning exercises, in-class and take-home assignments, online resources, and study questions that will help students learn, process, and practice the material presented in the text.
Contents
Preface xi1 Phonetics: A "Sound" Science 1Learning Objectives 1Variation in Phonetic Practice 4The IPA and Unicode Fonts 4A Note on Pronunciation and Dialect 6Study Questions 7Online Resources 72 Phonetic Transcription of English 9Learning Objectives 9The Difference Between Spelling and Sound 10Morphemes 12Phonemes 13Allophones: Members of a Phoneme Family 18Syllables 20Word Stress 24Broad Versus Narrow Transcription 29Review Exercises 30Study Questions 33Online Resources 34Assignments 353 Anatomy and Physiology of the SpeechMechanism 39Learning Objectives 39The Respiratory System and Respiration 39The Laryngeal System and Phonation 41The Supralaryngeal System and Articulation 44The Vocal Tract and Resonance 48Review Exercises 49Study Questions 51Online Resources 514 Vowels 53Learning Objectives 53What Is a Vowel? 53Transcription of the English Vowels 58Review Exercises 97Study Questions 102Online Resources 102Assignments 1035 Consonants 111Learning Objectives 111What Is a Consonant? 111Consonants Versus Vowels 111Manner, Place, and Voicing 113Transcription of the English Consonants 115Review Exercises 153Study Questions 157Online Resources 158Assignments 1596 Acoustic Characteristics of Vowelsand Consonants 173Learning Objectives 173Time, Frequency, and Intensity 173Vowels 177Consonants 184Review Exercises 197Study Questions 201Online Resources 2017 Connected Speech 203Learning Objectives 203Assimilation 204Suprasegmental Aspects of Speech 213Review Exercises 226Study Questions 232Online Resources 233Assignments 2358 Clinical Phonetics: Transcription of SpeechSound Disorders 243Learning Objectives 243Phonological Processes 244Children with Phonological Disorders 255Transcription of Speech Sound Disorders: Diacritics 257The extIPA and the VoQS 268Transcription of Speech Sound Disorders:Non-English Phonemes 269Suggestions for Transcription 274Review Exercises 276Study Questions 279Online Resource 280Assignments 2819 Dialectal Variation 291Learning Objectives 291Regional Dialects 294Southern American English 301Eastern American English 303Social and Ethnic Dialects 305African American English 306Learning English as a Second Language 309Spanish-Influenced English 312Asian-Influenced English I: East Asian Languages 315Asian-Influenced English II: Asian Indian English 319Russian- and Arabic-Influenced English 327Review Exercises 331Study Questions 340Online Resources 340Assignments 343References 347Answers to Questions 352Appendix 407Glossary 409Index 417
