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By Beverley Collins

ISBN-10: 9004132252

ISBN-13: 9789004132252

Книга The Phonetics of English and Dutch The Phonetics of English and Dutch Книги Иностранные языки Автор: Beverley Collins, Inger M. Mees Год издания: 2003 Формат: pdf Издат.:Brill educational Publishers Страниц: 376 Размер: 1,3 ISBN: 9004132252 Язык: Английский0 (голосов: zero) Оценка:This booklet presents a whole introductory path at the phonetics of English and Dutch in response to an basically functional method of the topic. No past wisdom of phonetics is believed and all phrases are defined in elementary English as they're brought. Theoretical and functional points of the topic are clarified for the coed via a variety of self-study workouts in articulation and transcription. The e-book incorporates a designated contrastive description of British RP English and of Dutch (in either the Netherlands and Belgian typical varieties). as well as a whole description of the person vowels and consonants, complete cognizance is paid to positive aspects of hooked up speech, e.g. intonation, assimilation and elision, pressure and articulatory atmosphere. There are sections on sound-spelling relationships in English and an research of the most common pronunciations error within the English of Dutch-speakers. A advisor to the means of phonemic transcription is additionally supplied, with a variety of transcription passages for which correction keys can be found. One bankruptcy is dedicated to modifications among British and American pronunciation. one other part presents a survey of quite a number British neighborhood accents (e.g. Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Northern, London, Midlands, West Country).

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The lips are flexible in several directions and can be rounded or spread. A simplified model for lip shape is shown in Fig. 5. The two lips can close to block the airstream, as for bilabial /p, b, m/ in Dutch and English. Or the lips can allow air through, being so close together that audible friction is produced, as for the bilabial sound [B] in Spanish Habana ‘Havana’ or aviso ‘warning’. g. g. fine, vine). g. g. D /a:/ in laan, E /A:/ in car. The lips may also be rounded, often with protrusion for many speech sounds.

46): ’s → /s/. Jack’s arrived /"dZ{ks @"raIvd/ Geoff ’s coming later /"dZefs kømIN "leIt@/ Robert’s decided to leave /"rÅb@ts dI"saIdId t@ "li:v/ c. Following /s, z, S, Z, tS, dZ/, is becomes /Iz/, has becomes /@z/. Max is coming later /"m{ks Iz kømIN "leIt@/ Mr Hodge has arrived /mIst@ "hÅdZ @z @"raIvd/ Jones has decided to leave /"dZ@Unz @z dI"saIdId t@ "li:v/ 9. g. on, in, if, up, when, what, then, one. 5 Transcription sample The following is a transcription showing WFs and CFs in connected speech.

In human speech, the airstream is set in motion by the action of the lungs. The air passes through the larynx (‘Adam’s apple’), which converts the energy of the airstream into a sound source. This is amplified and has its character modified by the resonator — the passageway formed by the throat, mouth and nose. 1 Comparison of human speech mechanism and a church organ. (1) Respiratory system (2) phonatory system (3) articulatory system. 2 T H E R E S P I R AT O RY S Y S T E M The respiratory system consists of the lungs and the bronchial1 tubes.

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