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Phonological Variation in French
John Benjamins Publishing Company 2012; US$ 158.00This volume presents a selection of French varieties representing the great diversity of this language along geographical, social, and stylistic dimensions. Twelve illustrations from regions as far removed as Western Canada and Central Africa represent widely divergent social contexts of language use. Each chapter is based on original surveys conducted... more...
Prosody and Iconicity
John Benjamins Publishing Company 2013; US$ 158.00The benefit of prosodic and additional spectral over exclusively cepstral feature information is investigated for the recognition of phonemes in eight different speaking styles reaching from informal to formal. As prosodic information is best analyzed on a supra-segmental level, the whole temporal context of a phoneme is exploited by application of... more...
Phonological Awareness
Guilford Publications 2012; US$ 31.00This unique resource provides a comprehensive review of current knowledge about phonological awareness, together with practical guidance for helping preschoolers to adolescents acquire needed skills. Up-to-date findings are synthesized on the development of phonological awareness; its role in literacy learning; and how it can be enhanced in students... more...
Describing Spoken English
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 55.95Describing Spoken English provides a practical and descriptive introduction to the pronunciation of contemporary English. It presumes no prior knowledge of phonetics and phonology. Charles Kreidler describes the principal varieties of English in the world today. Whilst concentrating on the phonological elements they share, the author sets out specific... more...
Studies in General and English Phonetics
Routledge 2012; US$ 298.00Rhythm, intonation, exotic and familiar languages as well as computer-sythesized audio-communications, procedures in forensic linguistics, pronunciation lexicography, language change and sociological aspects of speech such as English regional accents and dialects in Britain and other parts of the world are covered in these thirty-eight articles in... more...
True to Form
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 105.00This book is concerned with the meaning and use of two kinds of declarative sentences and their intonational differences. more...
Phonetics & Phonology of Gutturals
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 131.00This book is the first detailed investigation and description of phonotactic sound patterns affecting Khoesan click consonant inventories. more...
Speech Sounds
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 34.95Speech Sounds : * helps develop the fundamental skills of the phonetician * investigates the various aspects involved in the production of speech sounds * uses data-based material to reinforce each new concept * includes examples from a wide range of languages * provides dozens of exercises with solutions and cross-references * can... more...
The Phonological Structure of Words
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 35.00This book provides students of phonology with an accessible introduction to the way in which sounds combine to form words. It offers more detail than previously available in introductory textbooks and is an indispensable first step towards understanding the major theoretical issues in modern phonology at the word level. more...
Introducing Phonology
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 35.00This accessible textbook provides a clear introduction to phonology, the study of sound patterns. Providing a solid foundation in phonology and presenting examples from over 100 languages, it is set to become the leading text for any introductory course, and will be invaluable to students beginning to study the discipline. more...









