Speech Sounds

• Chapter One: Spoken and written language Chapter Two: Phonetic transcription. Chapter Three: Consonants: The role of the larynx. Chapter Four: More about vowels Chapter Five: The organs of speech and place of articulation Chapter Six: Manner and articulation and airstream mechanisms Chapter Seven: Consonant description and voice-place-manner labels Chapter Eight: The International Phonetic Alphabet Chapter Nine: More about consonant variation Chapter Ten: Yet more about consonants: secondary articulations

'This is a very approachable introduction to the description and classification of the sounds of speech - not only the sounds of English, but all the various sound-types represented in the Chart of the International Phonetic Association. Dr Ashby's friendly style leads the reader through homophones and homographs, velars and alveolars, palatalization and nasalization, all with helpful practical examples and exercises. This book has rightly acquired a high reputation with teachers and learners of practical phonetics.' - John Wells, Professor of Phonetics, University College London, UK