A Practical Introduction to PhoneticsThis book is an introduction to practical phonetics, the description and classification of the sounds of speech. Catford's unique interactive approach leads readers to explore the entire range of human sounds through a series of introspective experiments carried out in their own vocal tracts, proceeding systematically from familiar vocal postures and articulations to new and unknown ones. By actually articulating sounds, and attending to the motor sensations they produce, the reader acquires a deep, personal understanding of the principles of phonetic classification. Informed throughout by recent research in aerodynamics and acoustics, this book will interest a wide range of students and teachers of languages, linguistics, speech therapy, and anthropology. |
Contents
BASIC COMPONENTS OF SPEECH | 11 |
A THIRD BASIC COMPONENT | 36 |
STRICTURE TYPES | 62 |
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acoustic aerodynamic affricate air-stream airflow allophones alveolar ridge American English apico articulatory channel articulatory stricture aspirated back vowels bilabial breath Cardinal Vowels central vowel Chap close closure co-articulation components consonants diphthong dorso-palatal example Experiment ə ə feel flow formants frequency front vowels glottalic pressure glottalic suction glottis half-close half-open hiss homorganic initiator power initiatory labial labiodental languages larynx lip-position lip-rounding lips lower lungs momentary monophthongal mouth nasal open transition open vowels oral pharyngal phase phonetics phonological pitch position postalveolar prepalatal produce pronounced pulmonic suction release represent rhotacized rounded Say a prolonged secondary articulation semivowel sequence silently simultaneous slide soft palate sound speech speech-sounds stress stricture types suction stops syllable symbol tongue tongue-position tongue-tip trill turbulent unaspirated unrounded unstressed upper teeth uvular velaric suction vibrating vocal folds vocal tract voiced stop voiceless stops whisper words