Main description:

Fundamentals of Phonetics uses exercises and audio recordings to teach practical skills for transcribing speech phonetically using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

For courses in phonetics and linguistics for speech and hearing students (Communications Sciences and Disorders)

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Contents:

Brief Contents

Phonetics: A "Sound" Science
Phonetic Transcription of English
Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism
Vowels
Consonants
Acoustic Characteristics of Vowels and Consonants
Connected Speech
Transcription of Speech Sound Disorders
Dialectal Variation

References Answers to Questions Appendix Glossary Index