This is a guide for those who want to learn the accepted forms of American English pronunciation. It deals solely with pronunication by means of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Vocabulary comprises common words used in America, proper names and many historical and literary names. Pronunciationis based on actual conversational usage and a 35 apge introductory section provides information on such subjects as the phonetic alphabet, variants, and anglicizing, as well as suggestions for using the dictionary.

This superb introduction to phonetics, with its accompanying CD, is perfect for anyone who wants to learn about the sounds of languages. Peter Ladefoged, one of the world's leading phoneticians, describes how languages use a variety of different sounds, many of them quite unlike any that occur in well-known languages. People trill their lips and click their tongues when talking in ways that are amazing to English speakers. Several of these unusual sounds are reproduced on the CD. The book opens with a brief introduction to the main forces working on the sounds of languages. Using basic terms, Ladefoged outlines the acoustic components of speech and demonstrates speech synthesis. Subsequent chapters on computers and speech describe text-to-speech systems, and show how speech recognition systems work. The last part of the book describes the sounds of a wide variety of languages, introducing them to readers largely by means of the CD that accompanies the book, and by reference to the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet. The contents of the CD are available on Peter Ladefoged's phonetics site, which includes an online version of the CD as well as other useful phonetics links. This is an introductory book on phonetics that will enable readers to go on to read The Sounds of the World's Languages (Blackwell 1996) by Peter Ladefoged and Ian Maddieson, and other more advanced books on phonetics and phonology. With its lucid prose and accompanying CD, it is also a book to be enjoyed in its own right.

Companion website, featuring additional resources such as sound files, can be found here: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/phonetics/ Providing a comprehensive overview of the four primary areas of phonetics, Phonetics: Transcription, Production, Acoustics, and Perception is an ideal guide to the complete study of speech and sound. An accessible but in-depth introductory textbook on the basic concepts of phonetics Covers all four areas of phonetics: transcription, production, acoustics, and perception Offers uniquely thorough coverage of related relevant areas, including vocal fold vibration and the working of the ear, creating an engagingly flexible work for instructors Includes chapter-by-chapter exercises, enabling students to put their knowledge into practice Written in a clear and concise style by two of the field’s leading scholars

This book describes all the known ways in which the sounds of the world's languages differ. Encapsulating the work of two leading figures in the field, it will be a standard work of reference for researchers in phonetics, linguistics and speech science for many years to come. The scope of the book is truly global, with data drawn from nearly 400 languages, many of them investigated at first hand by the authors.

《剑桥国际英语语音在用:中级(自学或课堂用书)》通过口型图、发音对比、发音实例等手段科学地讲解各个语音点。书中配有几百幅插图和漫画，并运用各种符号形象地层示发音要领，提高学习的趣味性。每一单元双页设计：左页讲解，右页提供各种练习。学习者通过各类语音技巧的练习，随时检测学习成果并感受进步。不同的题型有助于调整学习节奏，提高学习效率。 《剑桥国际英语语音在用:中级(自学或课堂用书)》在以BBC英语作为标准发音的同时，还让学习者接触到其他口音的英语。 《剑桥国际英语语音在用:中级(自学或课堂用书)》强调：语音对于口语和听力都非常重要。除了大量的发音练习，书中还提供听力训练，帮助学习者在学习说标准的BBC英语的同时提高听力技能。

《汉语方言地图集:语音卷》主要内容：汉语方言历史悠久，纷繁复杂，其差异性甚至远远超出欧洲许多语言之间的差异。汉语方言是当今世界上最古老、最丰富的语言文化资源之一，是中国文化和人类文明的宝贵遗产。

本书旨在帮助美语学习者快速掌握美式英语的语音、语调的秘诀。本书将发音练习重点放在元音、外国人发音容易出问题的辅音如V, W, B, TH和美式发音R, 强调正确的重音音节，正式英语和口语的用词区别、同音字词 (如 they're 和 there), 正确分辨有不发音字母的单词 (comb, receipt等), 避免令人尴尬的发音错误（party 和 potty发成一样的音），等等。作者教学经验丰富，全书配有作者亲自录制的教学音频，发音纯正地道，技巧易学易懂。书中还专门针对中国学习者的发音特点就大家在学习美音中容易混淆的问题进行说明和解释。

Practice in features of English pronunciation that intermediate and more advanced students usually find difficult. Elements of Pronunciation provides intensive and enjoyable practice in features of English pronunciation that intermediate and more advanced students usually find difficult. The clever and convincing dialogues concentrate on stress timing, weak forms, contractions, linking and consonant clusters, as well as providing valuable intonation practice. The material is suitable for classroom use or self-study. A set of six audio CDs that contain the recorded dialogues is also available.

本书是国际著名语音学大师Peter Ladefoged教授撰写的语音学入门教材，重点介绍发音语音学，同时也着重介绍了如何在探讨发音的过程中入声学语音学和感知语音学方面的考察。本书自1975年初版面世以来，已历经4个版次的修订，成为使用最广、影响最大的语音学基础教材之一，此次出版的即为2006年最新修订版。书中的讲解力求简明扼要、直截了当，非常适合初学者学习。 本书配有一张多媒体光盘，里面有使用本书所需的各种图表、录音、录像以及国际音标表中所有符号的发音。光盘里还包括本书的姊妹篇Vowelsand Consonants一书的光盘内容，可供使用时参考。 ------- 目录 Preface PART I INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS CHAPTER I　ARTICULATION AND ACOUSTICS Speech Production Sound Waves 5 Places of Articulatory Gestures The Oro-Nasal Process Manners of Articulation The Waveforms of Consonants The Articulation of Vowel Sounds The Sounds of Vowels Suprasegmentals Exercises CHAPTER 2　PHONOLOGY AND PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION The Transcription of Consonants The Transcription of Vowels Consonant and Vowel Charts Phonology Exercises Performance Exercises PART II: ENGLISH PHONETICS CHAPTER 3　THE CONSONANTS OF ENGLISH Stop Consonants Fricatives Affricates Nasals Approximants Overlapping Gestures Rules for English Consonant Allophones Diacritics Exercises Performance Exercises CHAPTER 4　ENGLISH VOWELS Transcription and Phonetic Dictionaries Vowel Quality Unstressed Syllables Tense and Lax Vowels Rules for English　Vowel Allophones Exercises Performance Exerses CHAPTER　5　SENGLISH WORDS AND SENTENCES Words in Connected Speech Stress Degrees of Stress Sentence Stress Intonation Target Tones Exercises Performance Exercises PART III GENERAL PHONETICS CHAPTER 6　AIRSTREAM MECHANISMIS AND PHONATION TYPES CHAPTER 7　CONSONANTAL G ESTVERES CHAPTER 8　ACOUSTIC PHONETICR CHAPTER 9　VOWELS AND VOWEL,LIKE AB, TICULATIONS CHAPTER 10　SYLLABLES AND SUPRASEGPIENTAL FEATURES CHAPTER 11　LINGUISTIC PHONETICS Further Reading. Additional Resources Glossary Sources Index