Australian English Pronunciation and Transcription - Softcover

Cox, Felicity

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521145899 ISBN 13: 9780521145893

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Australian English Pronunciation and Transcription is the first textbook to clearly describe the speech of Australians. This groundbreaking work addresses Australian English pronunciation characteristics, and provides detailed instruction in both phonetic and phonemic transcription of the dialect. Through comprehensive coverage of traditional and revised systems of phonemic transcription, Australian English Pronunciation and Transcription offers an astute and engaging exploration of one of the core global dialects of English. Australian English Pronunciation and Transcription is complemented by an extensive Website which provides further explanatory materials and exercises with audio examples. This unique text, in tandem with these valuable pedagogical features, is an essential resource for students and teachers of linguistics, speech pathology and language education.

About this title

Book Description:

This groundbreaking work addresses Australian English pronunciation characteristics and provides detailed instruction in phonetic and phonemic transcription of the dialect. Featuring an extensive Website which provides further explanatory materials and exercises with audio examples, it is an essential resource for students and teachers of linguistics, speech pathology and language education.

About the Author:

Felicity Cox is a member of the Centre for Language Sciences in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University. She has 25 years experience in teaching and research in phonetics and phonology and is regarded as one of the foremost authorities on the Australian English accent.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0521145899
• ISBN 13: 9780521145893
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256