TY - BOOK AU - Yavas,Mehmet S. TI - Applied English Phonology SN - 140510872X (pbk) PY - 2006/// CY - Malden, MA PB - Blackwell Pub. KW - English language KW - Study and teaching KW - Foreign speakers KW - Phonology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [238]-241) and index; "Applied English Phonology responds to the need for a practical and accessible source on applied phonology for students from applied linguistics, TESOL, and speech pathology programs who need to be well equipped in applied English phonology for the remedial teaching of English and/or accent reduction. The book covers the fundamental aspects of the English sound system including basic phonetic elements; phonemics; allophonic rules of English consonants and vowels; phonotactics; and stress and intonation; Unique features of the text include a chapter on the acoustics of English sounds, and short units presenting phonological data from 10 languages in contrast with English to provide practitioners with invaluable insights into remediation. All chapters have extensive exercises to aid the reader in understanding and assimilating the material more effectively." (Book Cover); CONTENTS; Preface; Note to the Instructor; CHAPTER 1 Phonetics ; 1.1 Introduction ; 1.2 Phonetic Transcription ; 1.3 Description and Articulation of Sounds of English -- 1.3.1 The vocal tract -- 1.3.2 Voicing -- 1.3.3 Places of articulation -- 1.3.4 Manners of articulation -- 1.3.5 Voice onset time -- 1.3.6 Vowels and diphthongs ; 1.4 Additional Sounds -- 1.4.1 States of glottis -- 1.4.2 Places and manners of articulation -- 1.4.3 Consonants made with non-pulmonic airstream mechanisms -- 1.4.4 Vowels ; 1.5 Cardinal Vowels ; 1.6 Syllables and Suprasegmentals ; Summary ; Exercises; CHAPTER 2 Phonology; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Complementary versus Overlapping Distribution -- 2.2.1 Overlapping distribution and contrast -- 2.2.2 Complementary distribution; 2.3 Phonemic Analysis: A mini-demo; 2.4 Free Variation; 2.5 Morphophonology; 2.6 Practical uses of Phonological Analysis; Summary; Exercises; CHAPTER 3 English Consonants; 3.1 Stops; 3.2 Fricatives; 3.3 Affricates; 3.4 Nasals; 3.5 Approximants; Summary; Exercises; CHAPTER 4 English Vowels; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Vowel Set of American English -- 4.2.1 Phonetic properties of vowels -- 4.2.2 Tense-lax -- 4.2.3 Nasalized vowels -- 4.2.4 Length -- 4.2.5 Vowels before /ɹ/ -- 4.2.6 Vowels before /l/; 4.3 Front vowels; 4.4 Central vowels; 4.5 Back vowels; 4.6 Diphthongs; 4.7 Full vowels-Reduced vowels; 4.8 Full Forms versus Reduced Forms of Function Words; Summary; Exercises; CHAPTER 5 Acoustics of Vowels and Consonants; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Vowels; 5.3 Diphthongs; 5.4 Consonants -- 5.4.1 Stops -- 5.4.2 Fricatives -- 5.4.3 Affricates -- 5.4.4 Approximants -- 5.4.5 Nasals; 5.5 Putting it together; 5.6 Context; 5.7 Practical Applications: Some examples; Summary; Appendix; Exercises; CHSPTER 6 Syllables; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Number of syllables; 6.3 Sonority; 6.4 Syllabification; 6.5 English Syllable Phonotactics -- 6.5.1 Single onsets -- 6.5.2 Double onsets -- 6.5.3 Triple onsets -- 6.5.4 Codas -- 6.5.5 Double codas -- 6.5.6 Triple codas; 6.6 Written Syllabification; 6.7 Syllable Weight and Ambisyllabicity; 6.8 Practical Applications; Summary; Exercises; CHAPTER 7 Stress and Intonation; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Noun and Adjective Stress; 7.3 Verb Stress; 7.4 Secondary Stress; 7.5 Affixes -- 7.5.1 Stress-bearing (-attracting) suffixes -- 7.5.2 Stress neutral suffixes -- 7.5.3 Stress-shifting (fixing) suffixes; 7.6 Stress in Compounds; 7.7 Differences between American and British English; 7.8 Intonation; 7.9 Variations among the Varieties; Summary; Exercises; CHAPTER 8 Structural Factors in Second Language Phonology; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Mini Contrastive Analyses -- 8.2.1 Spanish-English -- 8.2.2 Turkish-English -- 8.2.3 Greek-English -- 8.2.4 French-English -- 8.2.5 German-English -- 8.2.6 Arabic-English -- 8.2.7 Russian-English -- 8.2.8 Korean-English -- 8.2.9 Portugese-English -- 8.2.10 Persian-English; 8.3 Differential Treatment of Mismatches -- 8.3.1 Basic vs. derived context -- 8.3.2 Deflected Contrast -- 8.3.3 Hypercontrast; 8.4 Markedness; Summary; Exercises; CHAPTER 9 Spelling and Pronunciation; 9.1 Irregularity of English Spelling; 9.2 Phoneme-grapheme Correspondences in English -- 9.2.1 Consonants -- 9.2.2 Vowels; 9.3 Morphological Basis of English Spelling; 9.4 American English vs. British English; Summary; Exercises; Recommended Readings; Glossary; References; Index UR - https://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/gege1p/alma991038606369705161 ER -