This section introduces students to the fundamental principles of linguistic phonetics, designed to help learners become proficient in phonetics and phonetic transcription. This clear, systematic, and easily understandable volume provides speech and listening students with an in-depth understanding of the principles of phonetics through practice. Fundamentals of Phonetics employs in-text exercises and additional recordings to teach the practical skills necessary for successfully performing the phonetic transcription of individuals using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

Students learn about the transcription of consonants and vowels, connected speech, and individuals with speech disorders. A chapter on the acoustics of speech introduces spectrograms and the acoustic characteristics of speech sounds. Students also learn how to transcribe individuals who exhibit regional and ethnic dialectal variation in speech, including those who have learned to speak English as a second language.

Throughout the text, the goals of each chapter, learning exercises, class and homework assignments, online resources, and study questions are included to help students learn, process, and practice the material presented in the text.

Note: The text does not come with the audio CD. To order the audio CD that is packaged with the text, use ISBN 0134204816. There are 3 CDs in the package.

Dimensions: 20.5x20.5cm