The Sounds of Language: An Introduction to Phonetics

by Henry Rogers

Book Overview

Phonetics is the scientific study of sounds used in language- how the sounds are produced, how they are transferred from the speaker to the hearer and how they are heard and perceived. The Sounds of Language provides an accessible, general introduction to phonetics with a special emphasis on English.
Focusing on the phonetics of English, the first section allows students to get an overall view of the subject. Two standard accents of English...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582381827
• ISBN13: 9780582381827
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great resource, many typos

We used this text for our second-year phonetics course, and I found it to be very helpful and well-written. Anyone who's interested in language will probably find it interesting as well. Two thumbs up for Prof. Rogers!