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Elements of General Phonetics David Abercrombie

Elements of General Phonetics By David Abercrombie

Elements of General Phonetics by David Abercrombie

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Summary

This classic introduction is designed for students with no previous knowledge of phonetics in linguistics, speech therapy, and modern languages. It remains one of the best descriptions of the main topics in the study of phonetics.

Elements of General Phonetics Summary

Elements of General Phonetics by David Abercrombie

This classic introduction is designed for students with no previous knowledge of phonetics in linguistics, speech therapy, and modern languages. It remains one of the best descriptions of the main topics in the study of phonetics.

About David Abercrombie

David Abercrombie was Professor Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh.

Table of Contents

Fifty years - a memoire; phonetics and phonology; phoneme - the concept and the word; segments; hylomorphic taxonomy and William Holder; Daniel Jones' teaching; RP today - its position and its prospects; the accents of standard English in Scotland; some functions of silent stress; stress and some other terms; the indication of pronunciation in reference books; phonetic iconicity in writing systems; paralanguage; encounter with aphasia.

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GOR002127771
9780852244517
0852244517
Elements of General Phonetics by David Abercrombie
David Abercrombie
Used - Well Read
Paperback
Edinburgh University Press
1990-03-01
216
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