English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice

Paul Carley has held posts at the University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, and the universities of Bedfordshire and Leicester. He has been a regular lecturer on the UCL Summer Course in English Phonetics.Inger M. Mees is Associate Professor Emeritus at the Copenhagen Business School and a part-time lecturer at Copenhagen University. She has formerly held lectureships at the universities of Leiden and Copenhagen.

• Phonemic symbolsThe International Phonetic AlphabetPreface1 Basic concepts2 Introduction to consonants3 Plosives 14 Plosives 25 Practising plosives6 Fricatives7 Practising fricatives8 Affricates9 Practising affricates10 Nasals11 Practising nasals12 Approximants13 Practising approximants14 Introduction to vowels 115 Introduction to vowels 216 Short vowels17 Practising short vowels18 Long vowels19 Practising long vowels20 Diphthongs21 Practising diphthongs22 Syllabic consonants23 Practising syllabic consonants24 Weak forms 125 Weak forms 226 Practising weak forms27 Consonant clusters28 Practising consonant clusters29 Connected speech 130 Connected speech 2

English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice is an essential resource for teachers and learners of contemporary British English. Clear theoretical explanations, comprehensive pronunciation materials and recordings by male and female speakers make this book ideal for anyone interested in the subject. Highly recommended!Luke Nicholson, ImproveYourAccent.co.ukWritten by two of the most experienced teachers of English phonetics, and with comprehensive descriptions of the current British English sounds and connected speech phenomena, including the most recent changes along with abundant practice materials that cover all possible phonetic contexts, this is the most up-to-date, epoch-making, and learner-friendly textbook of English phonetics. Anyone eager to improve their English pronunciation will find this book extremely helpful.Masaki Taniguchi, Emeritus Professor of Kochi University, Japan