English Phonetic Texts

Author : Rafael Monroy Casas
Publisher : Peter Lang Pub Incorporated
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Education
ISBN : 303430059X

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Systems for the Phonetic Transcription of English by Rafael Monroy Casas Pdf

This book covers in a systematic way the main systems of phonetic transcription currently used for English. Unlike other texts in the market, which focus on just one type of transcriptional model, the book provides theoretical information and full practice for all systems.<BR> The material is divided into seven sections headed by a lengthy introduction to the history and development of the International Phonetic Alphabet. A set of eighteen samples from real contemporary colloquial English (British English), graded in terms of difficulty, follows. The accent chosen is the one known as RP or BBC English, with some minor concession to other regional varieties which do not stray dramatically from RP. Different models of representation are used under three main transcription systems: qualitative, quantitative and mixed. By using an identical set of texts in ordinary spelling for each system, the reader can constantly check different ways of transcribing a word or an utterance depending on the model used.

Author : Richard John Lloyd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1908
Category : English language
ISBN : UCAL:$B257564

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Northern English by Richard John Lloyd Pdf

Author : Richd; J. Lloyd
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-24
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1330356756

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Northern English by Richd; J. Lloyd Pdf

Excerpt from Northern English: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts 1] Every living language possesses a limited number of spoken sounds, out of which, in varied order, all its locutions are built up, just as its printed discourse is built up of letters. These primary sounds are called its phones. It is best to leave out of sight at first the distinction of them into vowels and consonants (107). 2] A logical alphabet has one letter for each phone and one phone for each letter. To study a living language, as such, a logical alphabet is indispensable. The alphabet used here is that of the Association plonctique intenationale. 3] A phone is most easily defined to a learner in terms of its articulation, i. c., of the actions and positions of the vocal organs by which it is produced (10). 4] The lungs, in expiration, provide both the air, which is the medium, and the pressure, which is the generative force, of all vocal sounds. By variation of pressure the lungs produce also all differences of stress, whether as between words, or groups of words, in a sentence, or between syllables in a word, or between phones in a syllable, or between successive parts of one phone. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Daniel Jones
Publisher : Daniel Jones
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 19??
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Phonetic readings in English by Daniel Jones Pdf

Phonetic readings in English

Author : Richard J. Lloyd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:488949141

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Northern English, Phonetics, Grammar, Texts by Richard J. Lloyd Pdf

Author : David Abercrombie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : English language
ISBN : UOM:39076006808948

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English Phonetic Texts by David Abercrombie Pdf

Author : Charles James Nice Bailey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : English language
ISBN : UCAL:B4320797

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English Phonetic Transcription by Charles James Nice Bailey Pdf

A manual for investigators, teachers of English phonetics and theoreticians. The focus is on transcriptional procedures with an original emphasis on Southern British pronunciation, but since adapted this to the needs of a broader readership.

Author : Paul Carley,Inger M. Mees
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-27
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781000382112

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British English Phonetic Transcription by Paul Carley,Inger M. Mees Pdf

British English Phonetic Transcription provides an accessible introduction to phonemic, phonetic and intonational transcription with a focus on British English. Featuring exercises, revision tasks and recordings to help students gain hands-on practice, the book takes a learning-by-doing approach and ensures students gain practice using each new symbol or concept introduced before moving on to the next. Consisting of three parts, the book covers: transcribing individual words, including consonants, vowels, primary stress, secondary stress, syllabic consonants and inflections; transcribing phrases and sentences, including liaison, weak forms, elision and assimilation; transcribing intonation, including the structure of English intonation and recognising pitch patterns. Ideally suited as a standalone workbook or for use alongside American English Phonetic Transcription, British English Phonetic Transcription is key reading for undergraduate students of linguistics as well as anyone teaching or learning English as a foreign language.

Author : Richard Leslie Harris Lloyd
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1342377621

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Northern English by Richard Leslie Harris Lloyd Pdf

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Author : Timothy Buck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : English language
ISBN : STANFORD:36105034048095

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Modern Phonetic Texts for Foreign Students of English by Timothy Buck Pdf

Author : Richard Leslie Harris Lloyd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1899
Category : English language
ISBN : HARVARD:HN2DBP

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Northern English by Richard Leslie Harris Lloyd Pdf

Author : J. SETHI,P. V. DHAMIJA
Publisher : PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 8120314956

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A COURSE IN PHONETICS AND SPOKEN ENGLISH by J. SETHI,P. V. DHAMIJA Pdf

This much improved revised edition of the book takes into account the needs of the student in the context of the present curricula followed in various universities and English language teaching institutes. This edition therefore devotes a new chapter to Assimilation, a section to Tones in relation to Attitudes, and highlights certain important aspects of pronunciation, such as rules of word accentuation.Starting with general phonetics, the book goes on to give a brief functional account of general phonology and then a selective and yet fairly exhaustive description of the phonetics and phonology of English. It also provides a number of conversational passages in phonetic script as well as in ordinary spelling for practice in reading aloud. What sets this text apart is its novelty of approach and lucidity of treatment. English pronunciation is followed as per the "Received Pronunciation of England". This text is specially designed for postgraduate students of English, undergraduate and postgraduate students of Linguistics, and for those undergoing secondary and tertiary level teachers' training programmes in English.

Author : Hermann Michaelis,Daniel Jones
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0415233380

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A Phonetic Dictionary of the English Language by Hermann Michaelis,Daniel Jones Pdf

This volume is a comprehensive collection of critical essays on The Taming of the Shrew, and includes extensive discussions of the play's various printed versions and its theatrical productions. Aspinall has included only those essays that offer the most influential and controversial arguments surrounding the play. The issues discussed include gender, authority, female autonomy and unruliness, courtship and marriage, language and speech, and performance and theatricality.

Author : Timothy Buck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3190021120

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Modern phonetic texts for foreign students of English by Timothy Buck Pdf

Author : Paul Tench
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139497084

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Transcribing the Sound of English by Paul Tench Pdf

Do you have a fear of transcription? Are you daunted by the prospect of learning and handling unfamiliar symbols? This workbook is for students who are new to linguistics and phonetics, and offers a didactic approach to the study and transcription of the words, rhythm and intonation of English. It can be used independently or in class and covers all the pronunciation details of words, phrases, rhythm and intonation. Progress is deliberately gentle with plenty of explanations, examples and 'can't go wrong' exercises. In addition, there is an associated website with audio recordings of authentic speech, which provide back-up throughout. The audio clips also introduce students to variations in accents, with eleven different speakers. Going beyond the transcription of words, the book also ventures into real discourse with the simplification systems of colloquial English speech, rhythm and intonation.