Paul Carley has held posts at the University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, the universities of Bedfordshire and Leicester, UK, and the Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences, Jeddah. He is a regular lecturer on the UCL Summer Course in English Phonetics and an examiner for the International Phonetic Association.Inger M. Mees is Associate Professor Emeritus at the Copenhagen Business School and a part-time lecturer in the Department of English, Germanic, and Romance Studies, Copenhagen University. She has formerly held lectureships at the universities of Leiden and Copenhagen, Denmark. She is on the academic staff of the UCL Summer Course in English Phonetics.

• Symbols for phonemic transcriptionPhonetic symbols and diacritics The International Phonetic AlphabetPreface and acknowledgmentsBefore you start transcribing…PART A: TRANSCRIBING WORDS1. The familiar consonants /p b t d k ɡ f v s z h m n w l r/ and the vowels /ɪ æ ɛ ə ʊ/2. Primary stress, unstressed schwa /ə/, unstressed schwar /ər/, and unstressed KIT /ɪ/3. Consonants with unfamiliar symbols /ʃ ʒ ʧ ʤ j ŋ θ ð/ and /t/-voicing4. The FLEECE /i/ and the GOOSE /u/ vowels5. The PALM /ɑ/, THOUGHT /ɔ/, SPORT /o/, stressed schwa /ər/ vowels, and DRESS /ɛ/ and TRAP /æ/ before /r/ 6. The FACE /eɪ/, PRICE /aɪ/, and CHOICE /ɔɪ/ vowels7. The GOAT /oʊ/and MOUTH /aʊ/ vowels8. FLEECE /i/ and GOOSE /u/ before /r/9. Syllabic consonants10. Secondary stress11. Inflections and epenthesisPART B: TRANSCRIBING CONNECTED SPEECH12. Connected speech and liaison13. Stress and weak forms14. Elision15. Assimilation16. Connected speech: extended practicePART C: TRANSCRIBING INTONATION17. An introduction to intonation18. Nucleus and tail19. Head and pre-head20. Intonation: extended practiceAPPENDICESA. Summary of consonant and vowel theoryB. Phonetic transcriptionReferences and suggested readingIndex

“Phonemic transcription is an invaluable tool for language learners and teachers. In my opinion, American English Phonetic Transcription is by far the best treatment of the subject to date. It’s comprehensive, accessible, and contains a wealth of practice material supported by recordings. Truly an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the sounds of English!”Hiroshi Miura, Senshu University, Japan"This book takes a systematic approach to successful phonetic transcription, focusing on step-by-step fundamentals needed by any beginning linguist or English language teacher in approaching English speech in words and phrases."John Levis, Iowa State University, USA

Paul Carley has held posts at the University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, the universities of Bedfordshire and Leicester, UK, and the Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences, Jeddah. He is a regular lecturer on the UCL Summer Course in English Phonetics and an examiner for the International Phonetic Association.Inger M. Mees is Associate Professor Emeritus at the Copenhagen Business School and a part-time lecturer in the Department of English, Germanic, and Romance Studies, Copenhagen University. She has formerly held lectureships at the universities of Leiden and Copenhagen, Denmark. She is on the academic staff of the UCL Summer Course in English Phonetics.

• Symbols for phonemic transcriptionPhonetic symbols and diacritics The International Phonetic AlphabetPreface and acknowledgmentsBefore you start transcribing…PART A: TRANSCRIBING WORDS1. The familiar consonants /p b t d k ɡ f v s z h m n w l r/ and the vowels /ɪ æ ɛ ə ʊ/2. Primary stress, unstressed schwa /ə/, unstressed schwar /ər/, and unstressed KIT /ɪ/3. Consonants with unfamiliar symbols /ʃ ʒ ʧ ʤ j ŋ θ ð/ and /t/-voicing4. The FLEECE /i/ and the GOOSE /u/ vowels5. The PALM /ɑ/, THOUGHT /ɔ/, SPORT /o/, stressed schwa /ər/ vowels, and DRESS /ɛ/ and TRAP /æ/ before /r/ 6. The FACE /eɪ/, PRICE /aɪ/, and CHOICE /ɔɪ/ vowels7. The GOAT /oʊ/and MOUTH /aʊ/ vowels8. FLEECE /i/ and GOOSE /u/ before /r/9. Syllabic consonants10. Secondary stress11. Inflections and epenthesisPART B: TRANSCRIBING CONNECTED SPEECH12. Connected speech and liaison13. Stress and weak forms14. Elision15. Assimilation16. Connected speech: extended practicePART C: TRANSCRIBING INTONATION17. An introduction to intonation18. Nucleus and tail19. Head and pre-head20. Intonation: extended practiceAPPENDICESA. Summary of consonant and vowel theoryB. Phonetic transcriptionReferences and suggested readingIndex

“Phonemic transcription is an invaluable tool for language learners and teachers. In my opinion, American English Phonetic Transcription is by far the best treatment of the subject to date. It’s comprehensive, accessible, and contains a wealth of practice material supported by recordings. Truly an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the sounds of English!”Hiroshi Miura, Senshu University, Japan"This book takes a systematic approach to successful phonetic transcription, focusing on step-by-step fundamentals needed by any beginning linguist or English language teacher in approaching English speech in words and phrases."John Levis, Iowa State University, USA

Paul Carley has held posts at the University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, the universities of Bedfordshire and Leicester, UK, and the Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences, Jeddah. He is a regular lecturer on the UCL Summer Course in English Phonetics and an examiner for the International Phonetic Association.Inger M. Mees is Associate Professor Emeritus at the Copenhagen Business School and a part-time lecturer in the Department of English, Germanic, and Romance Studies, Copenhagen University. She has formerly held lectureships at the universities of Leiden and Copenhagen, Denmark. She is on the academic staff of the UCL Summer Course in English Phonetics.

• Symbols for phonemic transcriptionPhonetic symbols and diacritics The International Phonetic AlphabetPreface and acknowledgmentsBefore you start transcribing…PART A: TRANSCRIBING WORDS1. The familiar consonants /p b t d k ɡ f v s z h m n w l r/ and the vowels /ɪ æ ɛ ə ʊ/2. Primary stress, unstressed schwa /ə/, unstressed schwar /ər/, and unstressed KIT /ɪ/3. Consonants with unfamiliar symbols /ʃ ʒ ʧ ʤ j ŋ θ ð/ and /t/-voicing4. The FLEECE /i/ and the GOOSE /u/ vowels5. The PALM /ɑ/, THOUGHT /ɔ/, SPORT /o/, stressed schwa /ər/ vowels, and DRESS /ɛ/ and TRAP /æ/ before /r/ 6. The FACE /eɪ/, PRICE /aɪ/, and CHOICE /ɔɪ/ vowels7. The GOAT /oʊ/and MOUTH /aʊ/ vowels8. FLEECE /i/ and GOOSE /u/ before /r/9. Syllabic consonants10. Secondary stress11. Inflections and epenthesisPART B: TRANSCRIBING CONNECTED SPEECH12. Connected speech and liaison13. Stress and weak forms14. Elision15. Assimilation16. Connected speech: extended practicePART C: TRANSCRIBING INTONATION17. An introduction to intonation18. Nucleus and tail19. Head and pre-head20. Intonation: extended practiceAPPENDICESA. Summary of consonant and vowel theoryB. Phonetic transcriptionReferences and suggested readingIndex

“Phonemic transcription is an invaluable tool for language learners and teachers. In my opinion, American English Phonetic Transcription is by far the best treatment of the subject to date. It’s comprehensive, accessible, and contains a wealth of practice material supported by recordings. Truly an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the sounds of English!”Hiroshi Miura, Senshu University, Japan"This book takes a systematic approach to successful phonetic transcription, focusing on step-by-step fundamentals needed by any beginning linguist or English language teacher in approaching English speech in words and phrases."John Levis, Iowa State University, USA