Introduction to English Phonology 2nd edition
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Author_April McMahon
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English language
English phonology
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phonemes
phonetic transcription
sounds of English
Varieties of English
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- ISBN 9781474463683
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 28 Feb 2020
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This textbook introduces the main units and concepts you require to describe speech sounds accurately. By working through the book and the various exercises included, you will come to understand the need for a dedicated system of description and transcription for speech sounds, and for a degree of phonological abstraction to support our understanding of the behaviour of sounds in particular languages and varieties. You will learn to carry out elementary, broad phonetic transcription, and be able to establish contrastive vowel and consonant systems for your own varieties and to express simple generalisations reflecting the productive and predictable patterns of English sounds. At the end of the book there is a section guiding you through some of the exercises and there is also a detailed glossary which will be useful for assignments or revision during exams.
April McMahon is Vice-President for Teaching, Learning and Students at the University of Manchester, and Professor in the Department of Linguistics and English Language. Her previous books include Understanding Language Change, Lexical Phonology and the History of English and Change, Chance, and Optimality.
