Preface 1. The traditional spelling and its deficiencies 2. The study of phonetics. Phonetic symbols 3. Varieties of spoken English 4. Sound, and the organs of speech. Preliminary classification of vowels. Broad and narrow symbols compared 5. Vowel-sounds in present-day standard English. Back and front vowels. A preliminary note on the length of vowel-sounds. The vowel triangle. Mixed vowels. Diphthongs. Obscured vowels. Cardinal vowels 6. Classification of consonants. Consonants in detail. Notes on nasal and lateral plosion 7. The r sounds 8. Length of vowels and consonants, and their interrelation. Weak forms of words 9. Stress 10. The glottal plosive 11. Word-binding and glides 12. Assimilation 13. Elision and simplification 14. Difficult sounds in English 15. Dialect forms 16. Intonation Bibliography Index of subjects and phonetic terms Index of sounds, symbols and diacritic signs.
Preface 1. The traditional spelling and its deficiencies 2. The study of phonetics. Phonetic symbols 3. Varieties of spoken English 4. Sound, and the organs of speech. Preliminary classification of vowels. Broad and narrow symbols compared 5. Vowel-sounds in present-day standard English. Back and front vowels. A preliminary note on the length of vowel-sounds. The vowel triangle. Mixed vowels. Diphthongs. Obscured vowels. Cardinal vowels 6. Classification of consonants. Consonants in detail. Notes on nasal and lateral plosion 7. The r sounds 8. Length of vowels and consonants, and their interrelation. Weak forms of words 9. Stress 10. The glottal plosive 11. Word-binding and glides 12. Assimilation 13. Elision and simplification 14. Difficult sounds in English 15. Dialect forms 16. Intonation Bibliography Index of subjects and phonetic terms Index of sounds, symbols and diacritic signs.
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