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English phonology : an introduction
- Title
- English phonology : an introduction / Heinz J. Giegerich.
- Author
- Giegerich, Heinz J.
- Publication
- Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [1992]
- ©1992
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | PE1133 .G47 1992 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xv, 333 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- This is an introduction to the phonology of Present-day English. It deals principally with three varieties of English: 'General American', Southern British 'Received Pronunciation' and 'Scottish Standard English'. It offers a systematic and detailed discussion of the features shared by these major accents, and explains some major differences. Other varieties of English - Australian and New Zealand English, South African English and Hiberno-English - are also discussed briefly. Without focussing on current phonological theory and its evolution, the author demonstrates the importance of 'theory', in whatever shape or form, in phonological argumentation. The book also includes a helpful introductory section on speech sounds and their production, and detailed suggestions for further reading follow each chapter. This clear and helpful textbook will be welcomed by all students of English language and linguistics.
- Series Statement
- Cambridge textbooks in linguistics
- Uniform Title
- Cambridge textbooks in linguistics
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-329) and index.
- Contents
- Machine derived contents note: 1. Speech sounds and their production -- 2. Towards a sound system for English: consonant phonemes -- 3. Some vowel systems of English -- 4. Phonological features -- Part I: The classifcation of English vowel phonemes -- 5. Phonological features -- Part II: The consonant system -- 6. Syllables -- 7. Word stress -- 8. Phonetic representations: the realisations of phonemes -- 9. Phrases, sentences and the phonology of connected speech -- 10. Representations and derivations.
- ISBN
- 0521333032
- 9780521333030
- 0521336031
- 9780521336031
- LCCN
- 92002744
- OCLC
- ocm25316908
- 25316908
- SCSB-1972790
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library