Investigating Spoken English: A Practical Guide to Phonetics and Phonology Using Praat - Softcover

Beňuš, Štefan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 303054348X ISBN 13: 9783030543488

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021

Synopsis

Combining coverage of the key concepts and tools within phonetics and phonology with a systematic introduction to Praat, this textbook provides a lively and engaging 'way in' to the discipline. The author first covers the fundamentals of the articulatory and acoustic aspects of speech and introduces Praat as the main tool for examining and visualising speech. Next, the unit of analysis is gradually expanded (from syllables to words to turns and dialogues) and excerpts of real dialogues exemplify the core concepts for discovering how speech works. The final part of the book brings all the concepts and notions together with commentaries to the transcription of several short excerpts of dialogues. This book will be essential reading for students on undergraduate courses in phonetics and phonology.

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About the Author

Štefan Beňuš is Assistant Professor at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia. He completed his PhD at New York University and has previously worked at Columbia University and Brown University, USA. 

From the Back Cover

Combining coverage of the key concepts and tools within phonetics and phonology with a systematic introduction to Praat, this textbook provides a lively and engaging 'way in' to the discipline. The author first covers the fundamentals of the articulatory and acoustic aspects of speech and introduces Praat as the main tool for examining and visualising speech. Next, the unit of analysis is gradually expanded (from syllables to words to turns and dialogues) and excerpts of real dialogues exemplify the core concepts for discovering how speech works. The final part of the book brings all the concepts and notions together with commentaries to the transcription of several short excerpts of dialogues. This book will be essential reading for students on undergraduate courses in phonetics and phonology.

Štefan Beňuš is Assistant Professor at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia. He completed his PhD at New York University and has previously worked at Columbia University and Brown University, USA. 

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 303054348X
• ISBN 13: 9783030543488
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 289