observations on English and general phonetics Wells, J. C. (John Christopher) creator author. text bibliography enk 2014 monographic eng

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xi, 207 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm "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"-- 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. J.C. Wells, Emeritus Profesor of Phonetics, University College London ; illustrations by Lhinton Davidson. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. English language Phonetics English language Pronunciation English language Phonology LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology PE1135 .W36 2014 414.8 WEL;1 LAN011000 9781107427105 (Paperback) 9781107074705 (Hardback) 2014022387 http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/74705/cover/9781107074705.jpg http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/74705/cover/9781107074705.jpg DLC 140702 20190917170111.0 18209480 eng