A Manual of English Phonetics and Phonology - Skandera, Paul;Burleigh, Peter
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This is a fully integrated course book aimed at university students of English in the German-speaking region. It presents a staged and clearly developed introduction to the theory of pronunciation combined with a wealth of transcription exercises provided online. The book requires no prior knowledge of linguistics. From the outset, it explains key concepts in easy-to-understand language, highlights key terms in the text for easy re-view, and gives translations of many of the terms into German. Additionally, a glossary provides students with a handy quick reference. The transcription exercises…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
This is a fully integrated course book aimed at university students of English in the German-speaking region. It presents a staged and clearly developed introduction to the theory of pronunciation combined with a wealth of transcription exercises provided online. The book requires no prior knowledge of linguistics. From the outset, it explains key concepts in easy-to-understand language, highlights key terms in the text for easy re-view, and gives translations of many of the terms into German. Additionally, a glossary provides students with a handy quick reference. The transcription exercises guide students from exploratory tasks to basic transcription to the more demanding transcription of natural dialogue, and all exercises are supplied with annotated solutions. The book is carefully divided into lessons and exercises which can be managed in 12 two-hour classes, leaving enough time for review and examination in a university term of 14 weeks or more."a well structured and easy-to-follow introduction to the basics of the theory of pronunciation, accompanied by a carefully designed set of practical exercises and a step-by-step transcription course"(Snezhina Dimitrova, Linguist List)
Autorenporträt
Peter Burleigh, MSt, is Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at Basel University. Dr. Paul Skandera is Professor of English at Management Center Innsbruck.