The Sounds of Language (Learning about Language)

著者 : HenryRogers

• Routledge (2000年9月6日発売)

作品紹介・あらすじ

Phonetics is the scientific study of sounds used in language- how the sounds are produced, how they are transferred from the speaker to the hearer and how they are heard and perceived. The Sounds of Language provides an accessible, general introduction to phonetics with a special emphasis on English. Focusing on the phonetics of English, the first section allows students to get an overall view of the subject. Two standard accents of English are presented- RP (Received Pronunciation), the standard accent of England, and GA (General American), the standard accent throughout much of North America. The discussion is arranged so that students can read only the RP or GA portions, if desired. Sixteen additional accents of English spoken around the world are also covered to provide students with wider international coverage. The author then moves on to introduce acoustics phonetics in an accessible manner for those without a science background. The last section of the book provides a detailed discussion of all aspects of speech with extensive examples from languages around the world.
Containing student-friendly features such as extensive exercises for practising the sounds covered in each chapter; a glossary of technical terms; instructions on how to write phonetic symbols; the latest International Phonetic Alphabet chart and a detailed list of English consonantal variants, The Sounds of Language provides an excellent introduction to phonetics to students of linguistics and speech pathology and students of English as a second language.

感想・レビュー・書評

[udonistさんの感想 · 2010年12月16日]

音声学の教科書。
英語についての記述から始まって後半で英語以外の音を扱ってあります。
それゆえに記述としてかぶるところが後半は結構あった印象。
他の音声学の教科書を知らないので普通なのかもしれませんが。
章末問題でただ
｢この発音を練習しなさい｣ってIPAが書かれているのはどうなのかしら…。
CDついてたらまだわかるんですけどね　笑