Intended for the absolute beginner, Introducing Phonetics and Phonology requires no previous background in linguistics, phonetics or phonology. Starting with a grounding in phonetics and phonological theory, the book provides a base from which more advanced treatments may be approached.
It begins with an examination of the foundations of articulatory and acoustic phonetics, moves on to the basic principles of phonology and ends with an outline of some further issues within contemporary phonology. Varieties of English, particularly Received Pronunciation and General American, form the focus of consideration, but aspects of the phonetics and phonology of other languages are discussed as well. This new edition includes revised exercises and examples; additional coverage of typology, autosegmental phonology and articulatory and acoustic phonetics; broader coverage of varieties that now features Australian English; and an extended Chapter 7 that includes more information on the relationship between phonetics and phonology.
Introducing Phonetics and Phonology, 4th Edition remains the essential introduction for any students studying this topic for the first time.
By:
Mike Davenport,
S.J. Hannahs
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 4th edition
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 521g
ISBN: 9780815353300
ISBN 10: 0815353308
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 03 March 2020
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of tables List of figures Preface to the first edition Preface to the second edition Preface to the third edition Preface to the fourth edition The International Phonetic Alphabet 1. Introduction 1.1 Phonetics and phonology 1.2 The generative enterprise Further reading 2. Introduction to articulatory phonetics 2.1 Overview 2.2 Speech sound classification 2.3 Suprasegmental structure 2.4 Consonants versus vowels Further reading Exercises 3. Consonants 3.1 Stops 3.2 Affricates 3.3 Fricatives 3.4 Nasals 3.5 Liquids 3.6 Glides 3.7 An inventory of English consonants Further reading Exercises 4. Vowels 4.1 Vowel classification 4.2 The vowel space and Cardinal Vowels 4.3 Further classifications 4.4 The vowels of English 4.5 Some vowel systems of English Further reading Exercises 5. Acoustic phonetics 5.1 Fundamentals 5.2 Speech sounds 5.3 Cross linguistic values Further reading Exercises 6. Above the segment 6.1 The syllable 6.2 Stress 6.3 Tone and intonation Further reading Exercises 7. Features 7.1 Segmental composition 7.2 Phonetic versus phonological features 7.3 Charting the features 7.4 Conclusion Further reading Exercises 8. Phonemic analysis 8.1 Sounds that are the same but different 8.2 Finding phonemes and allophones 8.3 Linking levels: rules 8.4 Choosing the underlying form 8.5 Summary Further reading Exercises 9. Phonological alternations, processes and rules 9.1 Alternations versus processes versus rules 9.2 Alternation types 9.3 Representing phonological generalisations: rules and constraints 9.4 Overview of phonological operations 9.5 Summary Further reading Exercises 10. Phonological structure 10.1 The need for richer phonological representation 10.2 Segment internal structure: feature geometry, underspecification and unary features 10.3 Autosegmental phonology 10.4 Suprasegmental structure 10.5 Conclusion Further reading Exercises 11. Derivational analysis 11.1 The aims of analysis 11.2 A derivational analysis of English noun plural formation 11.3 Extrinsic versus intrinsic rule ordering 11.4 Evaluating competing analyses: evidence, economy and plausibility 11.5 Conclusion Further reading Exercises 12. Constraint-based analysis 12.1 Introduction to Optimality Theory 12.2 The aims of analysis 12.3 Modelling phonological processes in OT 12.4 English noun plural formation: an OT account 12.5 Competing analyses 12.6 Conclusion Further reading Exercises 13. Constraining the model 13.1 Constraining derivational phonology: abstractness 13.2 Constraining the power of the phonological component 13.3 Constraining the power of OT 13.4 Conclusion Further reading Glossary References Subject index Varieties of English index Languages index
Mike Davenport is the former Director of Durham University English Language Centre, UK. S.J. Hannahs is a former Reader in Linguistics at Newcastle University, UK.
Reviews for Introducing Phonetics and Phonology
'Hannahs & Davenport's introductory textbook achieves the impossible. In straightforward, accessible language it covers the full range of basic topics that inform modern phonological investigation, from the phonetic properties of speech sounds that are the basis for most feature systems to syllable structure and prosodic morphology. The fundamentals of phonemic analysis are clearly laid out, and different current theoretical approaches are both motivated and critiqued, giving beginning students a thought-provoking taste of the issues that drive modern research in phonology.' Laura J. Downing, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
