# Lilias Armstrong bibliography

This is a list of works by the English phonetician Lilias Armstrong. It also contains references to contemporary reviews of her books.

## Works by Armstrong
### Books
#### An English Phonetic Reader

Armstrong, L. E. (1923). An English Phonetic Reader. The London Phonetic Readers. University of London Press. hdl:2027/uc1.$b257662.
Reviews:
* Chatterji, S. K. (June 1924). "[Review of Armstrong 1923]". Reviews. The Calcutta Review. 9 (3): 561.

#### A Burmese Phonetic Reader

Armstrong, L. E.; Pe Maung Tin (1925). A Burmese Phonetic Reader: With English translation. The London Phonetic Readers. University of London.
Reviews:
* Brown, R. G. (1925). "Books on Burma and Siam [Review of Armstrong & Pe Maung Tin 1925]". Notices of Books. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. 57 (4): 737–738. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00169060. JSTOR 25220835.
* Reynolds, H. O. (1927). "Some Notes on 'A Burmese Phonetic Reader' (L. E. Armstrong & Pe Maung Tin)". Journal of the Burma Research Society. 17 (2): 119–125.
       Response: Pe Maung Tin (1930). "A Burmese Phonetic Reader". Journal of the Burma Research Society. 20 (1): 49–51.

#### Handbook of English Intonation

Armstrong, L. E.; Ward, I. C. (1926). Handbook of English Intonation. Cambridge: Heffer. [Second edition printed in 1931.]
Reviews:
* Bohnhof, A. (1928). "[Review of Armstrong & Ward 1926]". Besprechungen. Neuphilologische Mitteilungen. 29 (4): 269–272. JSTOR 43340731.
* Guittart, L. J. (1927). "[Review of Armstrong & Ward 1926]". Reviews. English Studies. 9 (2): 55–57. doi:10.1080/00138382708596521.
* MacLeod, E. C. (January–March 1927). "[Review of Armstrong & Ward 1926]". kɔ̃trɑ̃dy. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd. Ser. 17: 7–8. JSTOR 44704300.
* Menzerath, P. (1927–1928). "[Review of Armstrong & Ward 1926]". Kurze Anzeigen. Teuthonista (in German). 4 (2): 179–180. JSTOR 40498568.
* Ruud, M. B. (1928). "[Review of Armstrong & Ward 1926]". Brief Mention. Modern Language Notes. 43 (8): 567. JSTOR 2914433.

#### The Phonetics of French

Armstrong, L. E. (1932). The Phonetics of French: A Practical Handbook. London: Bell.
Foreword by Daniel Jones.
Reviews:
* Boillot, F. (1934). "[Review of Armstrong 1932]". Comptes-Rendus. Le Français moderne (in French). 2 (1): 88.
* Dietrich, G. (1933). "[Review of Armstrong 1932]". The English Literary and Educational Review for Continental Readers (4).
* Duraffour, A. [in French] (July–September 1933). "[Review of Armstrong 1932]". kɔ̃trɑ̃dy. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. (in French). 43: 50–51. JSTOR 44704607.
       Response: Coustenoble, H. (January–March 1934). "nɔt syr la prɔnɔ̃sjɑsjɔ̃ frɑ̃sɛːz" [Note sur la prononciation française]. artiklə də fɔ̃. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. (in French). 45: 8–9. JSTOR 44748135.

#### "The Phonetic Structure of Somali"

Armstrong, L. E. (1934). "The Phonetic Structure of Somali". Mitteilungen des Seminars für orientalische Sprachen zu Berlin. 37 (Abt. III, Afrikanische Studien): 116–161. [Reprinted. Farnborough: Gregg. 1964. hdl:2307/4698. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.]
Reviews:
* Lukas, J. (1938). "[Review of Armstrong 1934]". Reviews of Books. Africa: Journal of the International African Institute (in German). 11 (1): 121–122. doi:10.2307/1155231. JSTOR 1155231.

#### Studies in French Intonation

Coustenoble, H. N.; Armstrong, L. E. (1934). Studies in French Intonation. Cambridge: Heffer.
Reviews:
* Hedgecock, F. A. (1934–1935). "[Review of Coustenoble & Armstrong 1934]". Reviews. Modern Languages. 16 (5): 163–165.
* Lloyd James, A. (April–June 1936). "[Review of Coustenoble & Armstrong 1934]". kɔ̃trɑ̃dy. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. 54: 25–26. JSTOR 44704787.
* Richter, E. (1938). "Neuerscheinungen zur französischen Linguistik". Neuphilologische Monatsschrift (in German). 9: 166–167.
* Simpson, W. (1933–1936). "[Review of Coustenoble & Armstrong 1934]". Bibliographie. Revue des Langues Romanes (in French). 67: 243–247.

#### The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu

Armstrong, L. E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. London: International African Institute. [Reprinted. London: Routledge. 2018. doi:10.4324/9781315104478]
Preface by Daniel Jones.
Reviews:
* Doke, C. M. (1941). "[Review of Armstrong 1940]". Book Reviews. Bantu Studies. 15 (2): 197–198. doi:10.1080/02561751.1941.9676138.
* Ward, I. C. (1941). "[Review of Armstrong 1940]". Reviews of Books. Journal of the Royal African Society. 40 (159): 179–180. JSTOR 717899.

### Papers and chapters

* Armstrong, L. E. (1920). "The Progress of Phonetics Since 1914". In Waterhouse, Gilbert (ed.). The Year Book of Modern Languages 1920. Cambridge University Press. pp. 25–27.
** Review: Pitollet, Camille [in German] (1922). "[Review of Waterhouse 1920]". Bibliographie. Revue de l'Enseignement des Langues Vivantes. 39 (5): 219–221.
* Armstrong, L. E.; Ward, I. C. (1921). "Phonology". The Year's Work in English Studies. 1 (1): 28–31. doi:10.1093/ywes/1.1.28.
* Murray, H. M. R.; Armstrong, L. E. (1922). "Philology: General Works". This Year's Work in English Studies. 2 (1): 25–32. doi:10.1093/ywes/II.1.25.
* Armstrong, L. E. (July–September 1923). "ə nærouə trænskripʃn fər ɪŋglɪʃ" [A narrower transcription for English]. artiklə də fɔ̃. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. 3: 17–19. JSTOR 44704049.
* Bailey, T. G.; Armstrong, L. E.; Lorimer, D. L. R. (1925). "The Sounds of Ṣiṇā". Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London. 3 (4): 799–802. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00000495. JSTOR 607089.
* Armstrong, L. E. (July–September 1926). "ðə biː biː siː kəmɪtɪ ɒn prənʌnsɪeɪʃn" [The BBC Committee on Pronunciation]. artiklə də fɔ̃. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. 16: 34–35. JSTOR 44704127.
* Armstrong, L. E. (July–September 1933). "The Technique of Speech". Good Speech. 3 (20). London: 2–5.
* Armstrong, L. E. (1933). "Ganda". Practical Phonetics for Students of African Languages. By Westermann, D.; Ward, Ida C. London: International African Institute. pp. 188–197.
* Armstrong, L. E. (1933). "Some Notes on Kikuyu". Practical Phonetics for Students of African Languages. By Westermann, D.; Ward, Ida C. London: International African Institute. pp. 213–216.
* Armstrong, L. E. (July–September 1937). "Speech and the Phonetician". Good Speech. 7 (36). London: 32–36.

### Specimens

* Armstrong, L. E. (April–June 1927). "swiˑdɪʃ" [Swedish]. spesimɛn. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. 18: 20–21. JSTOR 44704204.
    Pronunciation: Fröken Gyllander of Stockholm
    Text: "The Honest Woodcutter"
* Armstrong, L. E. (October–December 1929). "rʌʃn" [Russian]. spesimɛn. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. 28 (28): 47–48. JSTOR 44748106.
    Text: "May Night, or the Drowned Maiden" by N. V. Gogol
* Bien-ming Chiu (April–June 1930). "tʃainiːz (*əmɔi daiəlekt)" [Chinese (Amoy Dialect)]. spesimɛn. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. 30: 38–40. JSTOR 44704354.
    Pronunciation: Bien-ming Chiu of Amoy
    Text: "The North Wind and the Sun"
    (See: Jones, D. (January–March 1938). "Lilias Armstrong†". Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. 61: 2. JSTOR 44704866. ði aːtikl in m.f. eiprəl 1930, p. 38 wəz laːdʒli həː wəːk.)
* Tao Yumin (January–March 1933). "futʃau daɪəlɛkt əv tʃaɪniz" [Foochow Dialect of Chinese]. spesimɛn. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd. Ser. 41. Communicated by L. E. Armstrong: 11–12. JSTOR 44704567.
    Text: "The North Wind and the Sun"
* [Armstrong, L. E.] (1933). "Somali". In Jones, D.; Camilli, A. [in Italian] (eds.). Fondamenti di grafia fonetica. Testi. Hertford, UK: Stephen Austin. pp. 19–20. JSTOR 44704558. [Supplement to Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. 43. July–September 1933.]
    Text: "The North Wind and the Sun"
    (See: "nɔt". Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. 43 (43): 59. July–September 1933. JSTOR 44704617. nuz adrɛsɔ̃ no rəmɛrsimɑ̃ a trwɑ mɑ̃ːbrə ki ɔ̃t y la bɔ̃te d nu dɔne de nuvɛl vɛrsjɔ̃ de "la biːz e l sɔlɛːj" pur nɔtrə syplemɑ̃ Fondamenti di grafia fonetica; [...] e madmwazɛl L. E. Armstrong [a prepare] la vɛrsjɔ̃ [nuvɛl] ɑ̃ sɔmali.)
    Reprinted in: Collins, Beverly; Mees, Inger M., eds. (2003). Daniel Jones: Selected Works. Vol. VII: Selected Papers. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-23343-9.
* Armstrong, L. E. (October–December 1933). "soʊmɑlɪ" [Somali]. spesimɛn. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. 44: 72–75. JSTOR 44704656.
    Pronunciation: Haji Farah of Berbera
    Text: "The North Wind and the Sun"

### Book reviews

* Armstrong, L. E. (January–March 1924). "[Review of French intonation exercises. Translated by Barker, M. L. Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons. 1923.]". kɔ̃trɑ̃ːdy. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. 5: 3. JSTOR 44704082.
* Armstrong, L. E. (January–March 1924). "[Review of Daniel, S. G. (1922). First Steps in Tamil. The Christian Literature Society for India.]". kɔ̃trɑ̃ːdy. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. 5: 4. JSTOR 44704084.
* Armstrong, L. E. (October–December 1925). "[Review of Baldwin, A. L (1923). Laeis-Baldwin System of Practical Phonetics for Singers and Speakers. Phonetic Pub. Co.: New York.]". kɔ̃trɑ̃dy. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. 12: 27–28. JSTOR 44748060.
* Armstrong, L. E. (July–September 1926). "[Review of Review of Gairdner, W. H. T. (1925). The Phonetics of Arabic. Oxford University Press.]". kɔ̃trɑ̃dy. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. 15: 28–29. JSTOR 44704145.
* Armstrong, L. E. (July–September 1926). "[Review of Boyanus, S. Ch. (1926). The Pronunciation of English. For Russian Students. Part I. Sovremennik.]". kɔ̃trɑ̃dy. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. 15: 29. JSTOR 44704146.
* Armstrong, L. E. (1927). "[Review of Doke, C. M. (1926). The Phonetics of the Zulu Language. The University of the Witwatersrand Press.]". Reviews of Books. Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, London Institution. 4 (3): 670–671. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00103283. JSTOR 606987.
* Armstrong, L. E. (April–June 1928). "[Review of Werner, A.; Werner, M. (1927). A First Swahili Book. London: Sheldon.]". kɔ̃trɑ̃dy. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. 22: 35–36. JSTOR 44704247.
* Armstrong, L. E. (April–June 1932). "[Review of Ripman, W. (1931). English Phonetics. London: Dent.]". kɔ̃trɑ̃dy. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. 38: 40–41. JSTOR 44704522.

### Transcription passages for students

* Armstrong, L. E. (1921). "ɪŋglɪʃ (sʌðən): ə ˊpæsɪdʒ frəm ðə ˊmɪl ɒn ðə ˊflɒs" [English (Southern): A passage from The Mill on the Floss]. Textes pour nos Élèves. 1: 3–4. hdl:2027/wu.89048935472.
* Armstrong, L. E. (1922). "ɪŋglɪʃ (sʌðən): ðə ˊθriː ˊgoʊldən ˊæplz" [English (Southern): "The Three Golden Apples"]. Textes pour nos Élèves. 2: 3–7. hdl:2027/wu.89048935472.
* Armstrong, L. E. (1923). "ɪŋglɪʃ (sʌðən): ə ˊpæsɪdʒ frəm ˊsaɪləs ˊmɑˑnə" [English (Southern): A passage from Silas Marner]. Textes pour nos Élèves. 3: iii, xi–xii. JSTOR 44704044. 44704054.
* Armstrong, L. E. (1924). "ɪŋglɪʃ (sʌðən) (2)" [English (Southern) (2)]. Textes pour nos Élèves. 4: vii–viii. JSTOR 44704100.
* Armstrong, L. E. (1925). "ɪŋglɪʃ: ɛkstrækt frəm *ʤɛrəmɪ baɪ *hjuː *wɔlpoʊl" [English: Extract from Jeremy by Hugh Walpole]. Textes pour nos Élèves. 5: ii–iii. JSTOR 44748576.
* Armstrong, L. E. (October–December 1929). "ɪŋglɪʃ: (a) prɪsaɪs trænskrɪpʃn: ɒn ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈhɒlədɪ (frəm "ˈwɪndfɔːlz" baɪ ˈælfə əv ðə ˈplaʊ)" [English: (a) Precise Transcription. "On Taking a Holiday" (from Windfalls by Alpha of the Plough).]. parti dez elɛːv. Le Maître Phonétique. 3rd Ser. 28: 49–50. JSTOR 44748109.

### Discography

* Armstrong, L. E.; Pe Maung Tin. Texts from A Burmese Phonetic Reader (1 record). London: The Gramophone Co. No. C. 1181.
* Armstrong, L. E.; Ward, I. C. Handbook of English Intonation (3 records). Cambridge; London: W. Heffer & Sons; Linguaphone. L10; 76788-A–76793-A.
* Armstrong, L. E.; Ward, I. C.; Firth, J. R. Passages of English literature (5 records). Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons.
* Armstrong, L. E. "Ode to the West Wind" by Shelley; "Daffodils" and "Westminster Bridge" by Wordsworth; Introduction to Endymion by Keats (2 records). Linguaphone. REP25,30.
* Armstrong, L. E. Excerpts from Mill on the Floss by Eliot (1 record). Linguaphone. REP31.
* Jones, Daniel; Firth, J. R.; Armstrong, L. E.; Members of the University College, London. English spoken here. Stuttgart: Otto Sperling. Nr. 35666 a & b; 3656 a & b.