02818cam a2200397 i 4500 2231 2231 18209480 OSt 20190917170111.0 140702s2014 enka b 001 0 eng 2014022387 9781107427105 (Paperback) 9781107074705 (Hardback) DLC eng DLC rda pcc PE1135 .W36 2014 414.8 WEL;1 23 LAN011000 bisacsh Wells, J. C. (John Christopher) author. Sounds interesting : observations on English and general phonetics / J.C. Wells, Emeritus Profesor of Phonetics, University College London ; illustrations by Lhinton Davidson. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014. xi, 207 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. How do you say...?; 2. English phonetics: theory and practice; 3. Teaching and examining; 4. Intonation; 5. Symbol shapes, fonts, and spelling; 6. English accents; 7. Phonetics around the world; Postscript; Index of words; General index. "How do you pronounce omega, tortoise and sloth? And why? Do charted and chartered sound the same? How do people pronounce the names Charon, Punjab, and Sexwale? In this engaging book, John Wells, a world-renowned phonetician and phonologist, explores these questions and others. Each chapter consists of carefully selected entries from Wells' acclaimed phonetics blog, on which he regularly posted on a range of current and widely researched topics such as pronunciation, teaching, intonation, spelling, and accents. Based on sound scholarship and full of fascinating facts about the pronunciation of Welsh, Swedish, Czech, Zulu, Icelandic and other languages, this book will appeal to scholars and students in phonetics and phonology, as well as general readers wanting to know more about language. Anyone interested in why a poster in Antigua invited cruise ship visitors to enjoy a game of porker, or what hymns can tell us about pronunciation, should read this book"-- Provided by publisher. English language Phonetics. English language Pronunciation. English language Phonology. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology. bisacsh Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/74705/cover/9781107074705.jpg 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc STS 0 0 ddc 0 0 38/3 AIISH AIISH 2019-09-17 0 414.8 WEL;1 20296 2019-09-17 00:00:00 2019-09-17 STS 0 0 ddc 0 0 R-18/3 AIISH AIISH 2022-09-21 0 414.8 WEL 20295 2022-09-21 00:00:00 2022-09-21 RFT