English phonetics and phonology

Author: Zhang Fengtong
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: Recommended for publication by the National College Foreign Language Teaching Materials Review Committee, Key Supported Textbook by Sichuan University, introduces modern English "standard pronunciation" phonetics and intonation as well as teaching methods, based on the 15th edition of the English Pronouncing Dictionary used in Oxford, Cambridge, and Longman series dictionaries. Note, it integrates phonetics and phonology theory, improving the teaching of English phonetics and intonation. This book is a recommended college English major advanced-level textbook published by the National Foreign Language Teaching Materials Review Committee. The textbook fully incorporates the research findings of the new generation of scholars after Gimson, while appropriately retaining the discussions from Gimson's Introduction to the Phonetics of English (3rd edition). It helps Chinese readers of all ages observe and analyze the evolution process between Jones's pronunciation in the first half of the 20th century, Gimson's pronunciation in the second half of the 20th century, and the modern English pronunciation at the turn of the century. In terms of terminology, the book follows modern English phonetics theory, sometimes discarding old concepts in favor of new ones. Part 1, basic concepts of phonetics and phonology, as well as the fusion principles between them. Part 2, explains the standard pronunciation of the general type.