Phonetics - Transcription, Production, Acoustics, and Perception
Book description
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Providing a comprehensive overview of the four primary areas of
phonetics, Phonetics: Transcription, Production, Acoustics, and
Perception is an ideal guide to the complete study of speech and sound.
- An accessible but in-depth introductory textbook on the basic
concepts of phonetics
- Covers all four areas of phonetics: transcription, production,
acoustics, and perception
- Offers uniquely thorough coverage of related relevant areas,
including vocal fold vibration and the working of the ear,
creating an engagingly flexible work for instructors
- Includes chapter-by-chapter exercises, enabling students to put
their knowledge into practice
- Written in a clear and concise style by two of the field's
leading scholars
Henning Reetz is a Professor at the Institute for
Phonetics and Phonology at the University of Frankfurt, Germany.
Allard Jongman is a Professor in the Linguistics Department of
the University of Kansas, and Co-Director of the University of Kansas
Phonetics and Psycholinguistics Laboratory (KUPPL). Dr Jongman has
published extensively on acoustic and auditory phonetics in a variety
of languages.
