Phonetics

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

ISBN 0631232265   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780631232261 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 590 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Published in Chicester Imprint Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)   Series ISSN 22 Format Paperback   Series title Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics Publication date 29 Aug 2008   Height (mm) 250 Library of Congress 2007052357   Width (mm) 175 DEWEY 414   Spine width (mm) 18 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate Pages 336

1		About this Book		1
2		Articulatory Phonetics		9
3		Phonetic Transcription		23
4		Place and Manner of Articulation of Consonants and Vowels		49
5		Physiology of the Vocal Apparatus		63
6		Airstream Mechanisms and Phonation Types		91
7		Basic Acoustics		105
8		Analysis Methods for Speech Sounds		130
9		The Source-Filter Theory of Speech Production		162
10		Acoustic Characteristics of Speech Sounds		182
11		Syllables and Suprasegmentals		208
12		Physiology and Psychophysics of Hearing		226
13		Speech Perception		251
		App. A		280
		App. B		295
		App. C		300
		References		302
		Index		309

"I would say that the strength of this book lies in the technical chapters." (The Linguist, June 2010) “I have taught speech science and phonetics courses for over 35 years, always using my own individually designed course packet -- now I finally can adopt a textbook that meets all my needs. This book provides an in-depth, up-to-date, and reader friendly treatment of how human speech is produced, acoustically shaped, analyzed, and perceived." Harvey M. Sussman, University of Texas at Austin "Reetz and Jongman's textbook should be required reading for anyone interested in learning about and understanding phonetics. Phonetics is a rich but challenging field of study since it covers such a broad range of areas (speech production, acoustics, speech perception) across a number of disciplines (physics, physiology, linguistics, psychology, biology). Reetz and Jongman provide a masterful and rich introduction that is probably the most comprehensive of any current or even past textbook by combining articulatory phonetics and phonetic transcription with acoustic phonetics and speech perception. As a consequence, the student will not only learn each of these critical areas but ultimately how they may inform each other. The approach of this book is importantly conceptual, introducing the student to the principles underlying speech. Technical concepts are introduced in a clear manner, examples are plentiful, exercises and demonstrations on the book's website provide hands-on and interactive opportunities that will enhance and enrich the learning process." Sheila E. Blumstein, Brown University

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