Title: Applied English phonology
First published: 2005
Description: A major textbook that responds to the need for a practical and accessible guide for students from a variety of disciplines, that need to be well equipped in applied English phonology for the remedial teaching of English and/or accent reduction. The book covers the fundamental aspects of the English sound system including basic phonetic elements, phonemics, allophonic rules of English consonants and vowels, phonotactics, and stress and intonation, and includes a chapter on the acoustics of English sounds and short units presenting phonological data from 10 languages in contrast with English that provides practitioners with invaluable insights into remediation. Also contains extensive exercises to aid the reader in understanding and assimilating the material more effectively.
Subjects: English language, Phonology, Foreign speakers, Study and teaching, English language, phonology, English language, study and teaching, foreign speakers
LC classification: PE1128.A2 Y38 2005