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An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology

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This fully revised third edition offers a comprehensive introduction to phonetics and phonology, integrating updated references, new findings, and modern theories. It covers articulatory and acoustic phonetics in detail, alongside foundational phonological analysis. New material includes recent advances in speech production studies, expanded discussion on prosody with a focus on autosegmental metrical models, and broader coverage of phonology including Optimality Theory. The book also explores first and second language acquisition and sociolectal variation, supported by 125 illustrative figures.
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Ideal for students and educators in linguistics, especially those new to phonetics and phonology, as well as researchers seeking a thorough and up-to-date reference in speech sciences.

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* Offers a comprehensive introduction to phonetics and phonology that assumes no prior knowledge of the subject. * Exceptionally thorough, including detailed attention to articulatory and acoustic phonetics as well as to the foundations of phonological analysis.

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This fully revised third edition integrates updated references, new findings, and modern theories, to present readers with the most thorough and complete introduction to phonetics and phonology.

An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology is exceptionally thorough, including detailed attention to articulatory and acoustic phonetics as well as to the foundations of phonological analysis.

  • Features a number of valuable changes, incorporating new material on the latest findings in speech production studies; greater coverage of prosody, including a major section on autosegmental metrical models; expanded coverage of phonology, including Optimality Theory; and sections on L1 and L2 acquisition, and sociolectal variation.
  • Integrates new findings, theories, and references throughout, offering students the most thorough and complete knowledge of the subject to date.
  • Includes 125 figures throughout.

Series: Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics

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  • An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
    This fully revised third edition integrates updated references, new findings, and modern theories, to present readers with the most thorough and complete introduction to phonetics and phonology. An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology is exceptionally thorough, including detailed attention to articulatory and acoustic phonetics as well as to the foundations of phonological analysis. Features a number of valuable changes, incorporating...
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Times Higher Education Supplement praises the book as a key general-reference text assuming no prior knowledge, highlighting its emphasis on acoustic phonetics, phonological analysis, and incorporation of recent developments. Gerry Docherty from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne describes this edition as a welcome update that continues to inform and challenge students alike.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405130837

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 December 2006

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Edition: 3rd edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 173.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 871g

Pages: 512

About the Author

John Clark is Professor Emeritus at the University of Western Sydney and Adjunct Professor at Macquarie University.

Colin Yallop is Adjunct Professor in English at Macquarie University, an Honorary Fellow in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne, and Chief Editor of the Macquarie Dictionary.

Janet Fletcher is Associate Professor in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne.

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