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The Sounds of the World's Languages
Peter Ladefoged
Paperback - $147.95
This book gives a description of all the known ways in which the sounds of the world's languages differ. In doing so, it provides the empirical foundations for linguistic phonetics and phonology. Encapsulating the work of two leading figures in the f ...
Phonology : An Introduction to Basic Concepts
Roger Lass
Paperback - $133.95
Roger Lass sees phonology as essentially a problem-centred discipline. He concentrates rather on introducing the student to the perennial concerns in the study of sound structure. Hence his book adopts a broad and eclectic framework, unbiased toward ...
Lexical Phonology and the History of English
April McMahon
Paperback - $113.95
This book analyzes some differences among English, Scottish and American accents of English, and shows how they developed and why they have their current form. Although the revised version of lexical phonology presented here is intended to describe p ...
An Introduction to English Phonology
April M. S. McMahon
Paperback - $86.95
This is a short, lively, and accessible introduction to the sounds of modern English. Its emphasis on variation, with examples from British, American, New Zealand, and Singaporean English, make it suitable for both native and non-native speakers. McM ...
The Linguistics of Punctuation
Geoffrey Nunberg
Paperback - $52.95
Geoffrey Nunberg challenges a widespread assumption that the linguistic structure of written languages is qualitatively identical to that of spoken language: It should no longer be necessary to defend the view that written language is truly language, ...
Acoustics of American English Speech
J. P. Olive
Hardcover - $218.95
This book provides comtemporary and comprehensive descriptions of the sounds used in American English. Intended to serve as an introductory text for students and professionals interested in acoustic phonetics, linguistics, physics, electrical enginee ...
