Phonetics - Softcover

Claude E. Kantner

 
9780282549411: Phonetics

Synopsis

This phonetic guide to speech provides a foundation to understanding phonetics, particularly useful for those working in the fields of speech correction, teaching, and the theater. The book's innovative interpretation of the subject matter is grounded in sound neurophysiological principles and its delivery is structured in a way that makes this subject clear and comprehensive. The author breaks down speech sounds into their most basic components and demonstrates how they are modified by the different organs of speech. The book also features a series of exercises to help improve speech production. While this book is primarily oriented towards phonetics, it also features chapters on respiration, phonation, and resonance. The insights offered in this book will prove invaluable for actors, public speakers, teachers of speech and English, speech correction workers, and anyone who desires to understand the fundamentals of phonetics.

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