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 Emerita 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.Beverley Collins (1938–2014) held lectureships in phonetics at the universities of Lancaster and Leiden, and was Visiting Professor at Ghent University. He was also a regular lecturer at the UCL Summer Course in English Phonetics.

• List of figuresList of tablesAudio recordings (on companion website)PrefacesPhonemic symbolsA SegmentsA1 British and American EnglishA2 Phoneme, allophone, syllableA3 How we produce speechA4 Consonant possibilitiesA5 English obstruentsA6 English sonorantsA7 Vowel possibilitiesA8 The English short vowelsA9 The English long vowelsA10 The English diphthongs and vowels + /r/B Supra-segmental featuresB1 Phoneme and syllable revisitedB2 Word stressB3 Sentence stressB4 Features of connected speechB5 Speech melodyB6 Pronunciation changeB7 Teaching English pronunciationB8 Learning a foreign languageC Accents of EnglishC1 Accent variation: GB and GAC2 Accents of the British Isles 1: EnglandC3 Accents of the British Isles 2: Celtic-influenced varietiesC4 World accent varieties 1: North AmericaC5 World accent varieties 2: the Southern HemisphereC6 World accent varieties 3: second-language varieties and creole-influenced speechGlossaryFurther readingReferencesThe International Phonetic AlphabetIndex

Praise for the fifth edition:“This book offers a comprehensive overview of standard British and American English pronunciation, with detailed segmental and supra-segmental descriptions. Furthermore, it provides a concise overview of the various accent varieties. It is an invaluable resource for anyone engaged in the process of learning English.”Hiroshi Miura, Senshu University, JapanPraise for the fourth edition:“This book cleverly combines the details of English phonetics with a first look at sounds in other languages. Its real strengths are the exercises provided at every step of the way and its brief but unequalled survey of accents of English (using recordings on the companion website). It will remain the best all-round introduction to phonetics.”Alan Cruttenden, The University of Oxford, UK“This classic text just keeps getting better. It is one of very few books that I keep constantly at my side as I author my own materials. It is rich in information, clearly written and easy to read. Most importantly, it is accompanied by audio recordings which exemplify the points made.”Richard Cauldwell, Speech in Action

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 Emerita 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.Beverley Collins (1938–2014) held lectureships in phonetics at the universities of Lancaster and Leiden, and was Visiting Professor at Ghent University. He was also a regular lecturer at the UCL Summer Course in English Phonetics.

• List of figuresList of tablesAudio recordings (on companion website)PrefacesPhonemic symbolsA SegmentsA1 British and American EnglishA2 Phoneme, allophone, syllableA3 How we produce speechA4 Consonant possibilitiesA5 English obstruentsA6 English sonorantsA7 Vowel possibilitiesA8 The English short vowelsA9 The English long vowelsA10 The English diphthongs and vowels + /r/B Supra-segmental featuresB1 Phoneme and syllable revisitedB2 Word stressB3 Sentence stressB4 Features of connected speechB5 Speech melodyB6 Pronunciation changeB7 Teaching English pronunciationB8 Learning a foreign languageC Accents of EnglishC1 Accent variation: GB and GAC2 Accents of the British Isles 1: EnglandC3 Accents of the British Isles 2: Celtic-influenced varietiesC4 World accent varieties 1: North AmericaC5 World accent varieties 2: the Southern HemisphereC6 World accent varieties 3: second-language varieties and creole-influenced speechGlossaryFurther readingReferencesThe International Phonetic AlphabetIndex

Praise for the fifth edition:“This book offers a comprehensive overview of standard British and American English pronunciation, with detailed segmental and supra-segmental descriptions. Furthermore, it provides a concise overview of the various accent varieties. It is an invaluable resource for anyone engaged in the process of learning English.”Hiroshi Miura, Senshu University, JapanPraise for the fourth edition:“This book cleverly combines the details of English phonetics with a first look at sounds in other languages. Its real strengths are the exercises provided at every step of the way and its brief but unequalled survey of accents of English (using recordings on the companion website). It will remain the best all-round introduction to phonetics.”Alan Cruttenden, The University of Oxford, UK“This classic text just keeps getting better. It is one of very few books that I keep constantly at my side as I author my own materials. It is rich in information, clearly written and easy to read. Most importantly, it is accompanied by audio recordings which exemplify the points made.”Richard Cauldwell, Speech in Action

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 Emerita 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.Beverley Collins (1938–2014) held lectureships in phonetics at the universities of Lancaster and Leiden, and was Visiting Professor at Ghent University. He was also a regular lecturer at the UCL Summer Course in English Phonetics.

• List of figuresList of tablesAudio recordings (on companion website)PrefacesPhonemic symbolsA SegmentsA1 British and American EnglishA2 Phoneme, allophone, syllableA3 How we produce speechA4 Consonant possibilitiesA5 English obstruentsA6 English sonorantsA7 Vowel possibilitiesA8 The English short vowelsA9 The English long vowelsA10 The English diphthongs and vowels + /r/B Supra-segmental featuresB1 Phoneme and syllable revisitedB2 Word stressB3 Sentence stressB4 Features of connected speechB5 Speech melodyB6 Pronunciation changeB7 Teaching English pronunciationB8 Learning a foreign languageC Accents of EnglishC1 Accent variation: GB and GAC2 Accents of the British Isles 1: EnglandC3 Accents of the British Isles 2: Celtic-influenced varietiesC4 World accent varieties 1: North AmericaC5 World accent varieties 2: the Southern HemisphereC6 World accent varieties 3: second-language varieties and creole-influenced speechGlossaryFurther readingReferencesThe International Phonetic AlphabetIndex

Praise for the fifth edition:“This book offers a comprehensive overview of standard British and American English pronunciation, with detailed segmental and supra-segmental descriptions. Furthermore, it provides a concise overview of the various accent varieties. It is an invaluable resource for anyone engaged in the process of learning English.”Hiroshi Miura, Senshu University, JapanPraise for the fourth edition:“This book cleverly combines the details of English phonetics with a first look at sounds in other languages. Its real strengths are the exercises provided at every step of the way and its brief but unequalled survey of accents of English (using recordings on the companion website). It will remain the best all-round introduction to phonetics.”Alan Cruttenden, The University of Oxford, UK“This classic text just keeps getting better. It is one of very few books that I keep constantly at my side as I author my own materials. It is rich in information, clearly written and easy to read. Most importantly, it is accompanied by audio recordings which exemplify the points made.”Richard Cauldwell, Speech in Action