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Learn to:
- Understand the science behind speech
- Grasp real-world applications of phonetics
- Transcribe speech using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
- Perform well in your phonetics course
The clear and easy way to understand the science behind speech!
This detailed guide helps you comprehend the process of how speech is produced, how to transcribe speech using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), how to read a sound spectrogram, and so much more. Written in plain English, and accompanied by dozens of helpful illustrations and a free online resource, this is your go-to guide to the fascinating world of phonetics!
- Start with Phonetics 101 ? understand the basics of speech, fixed and movable articulators, and speech sound classifications
- Meet your "secret code" ? find out how to use the IPA to transcribe speech
- Get a primer on speech acoustics ? explore the fundamental frequency of phonation, harmonics, and formant frequencies
- Delve into practical transcribing situations ? become familiar with how to transcribe accents, dialects, children's speech, and disordered speech
- Learn the real-world applications of phonetics ? discover the role phonetics plays in speech language pathology, audiology, language teaching, forensics, telecommunications, acting, voice coaching, and more
Open the book and find:
- The fundamentals of phonetics and phonology
- How speech is produced
- Tips on reading a sound spectrogram
- How to understand the melody of language
- Ways to transcribe emotion in speech
- How to avoid ten common mistakes beginner transcribers make
- Practical experience transcribing vowels, consonants, and phonological processes with the online resource
Learn to:
- Understand the science behind speech
- Grasp real-world applications of phonetics
- Transcribe speech using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
- Perform well in your phonetics course
The clear and easy way to understand the science behind speech!
This detailed guide helps you comprehend the process of how speech is produced, how to transcribe speech using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), how to read a sound spectrogram, and so much more. Written in plain English, and accompanied by dozens of helpful illustrations and a free online resource, this is your go-to guide to the fascinating world of phonetics!
- Start with Phonetics 101 ? understand the basics of speech, fixed and movable articulators, and speech sound classifications
- Meet your "secret code" ? find out how to use the IPA to transcribe speech
- Get a primer on speech acoustics ? explore the fundamental frequency of phonation, harmonics, and formant frequencies
- Delve into practical transcribing situations ? become familiar with how to transcribe accents, dialects, children's speech, and disordered speech
- Learn the real-world applications of phonetics ? discover the role phonetics plays in speech language pathology, audiology, language teaching, forensics, telecommunications, acting, voice coaching, and more
Open the book and find:
- The fundamentals of phonetics and phonology
- How speech is produced
- Tips on reading a sound spectrogram
- How to understand the melody of language
- Ways to transcribe emotion in speech
- How to avoid ten common mistakes beginner transcribers make
- Practical experience transcribing vowels, consonants, and phonological processes with the online resource
William F. Katz, PhD, is Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he teaches and directs research in linguistics, speech science, and language disorders. He has pioneered new treatments for speech loss after stroke, and he studies an unusual disorder known as "foreign accent syndrome."
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Phonetics 7
Chapter 1: Understanding the A-B-Cs of Phonetics 9
Chapter 2: The Lowdown on the Science of Speech Sounds 15
Chapter 3: Meeting the IPA: Your New Secret Code 37
Chapter 4: Producing Speech: The How-To 51
Chapter 5: Classifying Speech Sounds: Your Gateway to Phonology 73
Part II: Speculating about English Speech Sounds 91
Chapter 6: Sounding Out English Consonants 93
Chapter 7: Sounding Out English Vowels 107
Chapter 8: Getting Narrow with Phonology 123
Chapter 9: Perusing the Phonological Rules of English 131
Chapter 10: Grasping the Melody of Language 145
Chapter 11: Marking Melody in Your Transcription 157
Part III: Having a Blast: Sound, Waveforms, and Speech Movement 169
Chapter 12: Making Waves: An Overview of Sound 171
Chapter 13: Reading a Sound Spectrogram 191
Chapter 14: Confirming That You Just Said What I Thought You Said 219
Part IV: Going Global with Phonetics 235
Chapter 15: Exploring Different Speech Sources 237
Chapter 16: Visiting Other Places, Other Manners 253
Chapter 17: Coming from the Mouths of Babes 277
Chapter 18: Accentuating Accents 291
Chapter 19: Working with Broken Speech 315
Part V: The Part of Tens 333
Chapter 20: Ten Common Mistakes That Beginning Phoneticians Make and How to Avoid Them 335
Chapter 21: Debunking Ten Myths about Various English Accents 341
Index 347
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Allg. & vergl. Sprachwissenschaft, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Sprachwissenschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 384 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781118505083 |
| ISBN-10: | 1118505085 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Katz, William F |
| Hersteller: |
Wiley
John Wiley & Sons |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstr. 12, D-69469 Weinheim, product-safety@wiley.com |
| Maße: | 233 x 187 x 25 mm |
| Von/Mit: | William F Katz |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 05.09.2013 |
| Gewicht: | 0,572 kg |
William F. Katz, PhD, is Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he teaches and directs research in linguistics, speech science, and language disorders. He has pioneered new treatments for speech loss after stroke, and he studies an unusual disorder known as "foreign accent syndrome."
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Phonetics 7
Chapter 1: Understanding the A-B-Cs of Phonetics 9
Chapter 2: The Lowdown on the Science of Speech Sounds 15
Chapter 3: Meeting the IPA: Your New Secret Code 37
Chapter 4: Producing Speech: The How-To 51
Chapter 5: Classifying Speech Sounds: Your Gateway to Phonology 73
Part II: Speculating about English Speech Sounds 91
Chapter 6: Sounding Out English Consonants 93
Chapter 7: Sounding Out English Vowels 107
Chapter 8: Getting Narrow with Phonology 123
Chapter 9: Perusing the Phonological Rules of English 131
Chapter 10: Grasping the Melody of Language 145
Chapter 11: Marking Melody in Your Transcription 157
Part III: Having a Blast: Sound, Waveforms, and Speech Movement 169
Chapter 12: Making Waves: An Overview of Sound 171
Chapter 13: Reading a Sound Spectrogram 191
Chapter 14: Confirming That You Just Said What I Thought You Said 219
Part IV: Going Global with Phonetics 235
Chapter 15: Exploring Different Speech Sources 237
Chapter 16: Visiting Other Places, Other Manners 253
Chapter 17: Coming from the Mouths of Babes 277
Chapter 18: Accentuating Accents 291
Chapter 19: Working with Broken Speech 315
Part V: The Part of Tens 333
Chapter 20: Ten Common Mistakes That Beginning Phoneticians Make and How to Avoid Them 335
Chapter 21: Debunking Ten Myths about Various English Accents 341
Index 347
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Allg. & vergl. Sprachwissenschaft, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Sprachwissenschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 384 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781118505083 |
| ISBN-10: | 1118505085 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Katz, William F |
| Hersteller: |
Wiley
John Wiley & Sons |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstr. 12, D-69469 Weinheim, product-safety@wiley.com |
| Maße: | 233 x 187 x 25 mm |
| Von/Mit: | William F Katz |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 05.09.2013 |
| Gewicht: | 0,572 kg |
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