Fundamentals of Phonetics: A Practical Guide for Students (3rd Edition) (Allyn & Bacon Communication Sciences and Disorders)
Supplemental Audio CDs Available! Additional practice in transcription is available through this three-CD set with over 180 minutes of recordings. Listen to speakers with varying dialects while completing the text exercises. The CDs also provide practice transcribing the same sentence by more than one speaker as well as providing extensive examples of children with speech sound disorders. Supplemental Audio CD Set ISBN: 0132582619Combined special text and CD package available by ordering the following ISBN: 0132700646 Critical topics associated with speech production such as word stress and transcription of disordered speech are sometimes difficult to grasp for introductory communication science and disorders students. The third edition ofFundamentals of Phoneticsmeets this challenge by offering readers a clear, welcoming, and practical introduction to phonetics that pairs easy-to-understand prose with an array of helpful learning tools and resources. While learning the fundamentals of speech mechanism anatomy, transcription of connected speech, clinical phonetics, and dialectical variation, students will benefit from learning objectives, extensive exercises with answers provided, a complete glossary of terms, and auditory samples (CD Set available separately) that make learning about phonetic transcription more manageable, systematic, and engaging. New to This EditionNew introductory material on the use of electronic fonts(Chapter 1)is provided to acquaint the reader in the use of computer fonts in transcription of speech.New information on speech acoustics (Chapters 4 & 5)includes the addition of several spectrograms illustrating the acoustic characteristics of speech sounds to help students better understand vowels and consonant production.A complete revision of the clinical phonetics chapter (Chapter 7)includes updated information on speech sound disorders. Readers are provided with expanded coverage relative to the transcription of disordered speech using both diacritical markings and non-English IPAsymbols.A complete revision of the dialects chapter (Chapter 8)provides the reader with more current information and contemporary perspectives on how native language impacts learning of a second language.New and updated exercisesthroughout the text supplement the new written material and ensure that every learning tool is up-to-date and relevant.  Online resourcesare listed at the end of each chapter, allowing students to learn more about the material they have just covered or to research topics that especially interest them.Referenceshave also been updated throughout the text to keep the text current and accurate. Learning objectivesat the beginning of each chapter provide the reader with an outline of goals and main concepts.