An Introduction to English Phonetics
Edition: 3
- Expands the range of speech examples across regional varieties of English and a diversity of different speaker demographics
- Additional exercises to help you explore the material, and updated resources and references to further reading
- Draws on material from real conversation
- Continues to combine articulatory, auditory and acoustic representations and descriptions of speech
- Continues to include a range of sounds not typically included in textbooks, such as clicks and ejectives
- Focuses on phonetics as a skill and encourages the reader to reflect on own speech
- Each chapter contains a summary, exercises and further reading
In the third edition of this bestselling introductory textbook, Richard Ogden presents the concepts, terminology and representations needed for understanding how English is pronounced globally. He guides you through the vocal tract, explains clearly how the sounds of speech are made, and introduces phonetic transcription and acoustic analysis.
List of figures and tablesTo readers Acknowledgements
- Introduction to phonetics
- Overview of the human speech mechanism
- Representing the sounds of speech
- The larynx, voicing and phonation type
- Vowels
- Approximants
- Plosives
- Fricatives
- Nasals
- Glottalic and velaric airstreams
- Sounds and structures
- Conclusion
GlossaryDiscussion of the exercisesFurther readingIndex
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This concise and clearly written book is highly practical, encouraging readers to engage in the description, transcription and analysis of a wide range of speech sounds, as well as introducing readers to the acoustics of speech sounds in an accessible way. It serves as ideal preparation for more advanced study.
