Book description
The key to phonetics mastery is constant listening and transcription
practice. Calvert's Descriptive Phonetics Transcription
Workbook
, now in a completely revised third edition, provides a wealth of
exercises for developing a strong foundation in phonetics. Designed for
use alone or with Calvert's Descriptive Phonetics text, this
state-of-the-art workbook is packed with narrow transcription practice,
lessons on basic consonant and vowel transcription, multiple
opportunities to learn IPA symbols, and a CD-ROM of the first ten
chapters of exercises, allowing for practice outside the classroom.
Special workbook features:Repeated transcription practice- the key to
IPA proficiency!A new chapter on thinking in terms of phonemes rather
than letters, a common mistake among studentsAdditional transcription
exercises in the chapters on vowel and dipthongsDiscrimination practice
that requires a higher level of listening skills and IPA mastery,
pushing students to reach their potential!An accompanying CD-ROM for
instruction beyond the classroomWith chapters covering everything from
standard linguistic habits, to spelling and dictation, the revised and
expanded edition of this classic learning tool paves the way to IPA
aptitude. Every chapter has been revised, and increasingly challenging
exercises have been added, the perfect way to strengthen listening and
transcription skills throughout the educational process. Use Calvert's
Descriptive Phonetics Workbook to guide your students through the
fundamentals and maximize their learning! ''An excellent
resource...Covers all important aspects of phonetic transcription and
acoustic phonetics...a valuable tool...CD-ROM is thorough and easy to
use...The authors have taken a classic, well-respected text and updated
it.'' -- Doody's Book Reviews_x000D_ _x000D_ ''My FAVORITE phonetics
text...an excellent set of books that no speech-language pathology or
audiology student should be without! All the hallmarks of a great text:
straight and to the point presentation with outstanding
organization...this is a text students will enjoy using during their
education, and will continue to keep as a reference during their
professional careers.''--Jillian Barrett, PhD, CCC-A, FAAA, Director of
Audiology, Communicative Sciences & Disorders, California State
University, Hayward, California Professor and Undergraduate
Coordinator, School of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology;
University of Akron, Akron, OH Professor of Audiology and Associate
Dean, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Akron, Akron, OH
