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Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet
International Phonetic Association
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Hardcover. An essential, comprehensive guide to the International Phonetic Alphabet, for phoneticians and others concerned with speech. Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
This book is a comprehensive guide to the International Phonetic Alphabet, whose aim is to provide a universally agreed system of notation for the sounds of languages, and which has been widely used for over a century. The Handbook presents the basics of phonetic analysis so that the principles underlying the Alphabet can be readily understood, and gives examples of the use of each of the phonetic symbols. The application of the Alphabet is then demonstrated in nearly 30 'Illustrations' - concise analyses of the sound systems of a range of languages, each of them accompanied by a phonetic transcription ... Read more
This book is a comprehensive guide to the International Phonetic Alphabet, whose aim is to provide a universally agreed system of notation for the sounds of languages, and which has been widely used for over a century. The Handbook presents the basics of phonetic analysis so that the principles underlying the Alphabet can be readily understood, and gives examples of the use of each of the phonetic symbols. The application of the Alphabet is then demonstrated in nearly 30 'Illustrations' - concise analyses of the sound systems of a range of languages, each of them accompanied by a phonetic transcription ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521652360
SKU
V9780521652360
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Reviews for Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet
"This is an excellent book for speech clinicians, language teachers, and researchers." Dorothy Haubner, ASHA Review