English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice

This new edition continues to combine an introduction to phonetics with pronunciation practice but has been completely rewritten based on feedback from reviewers, colleagues and students. The second edition is more concise and has a more equal balance of phonetics and pronunciation practice. It is divided into more and shorter chapters, each comprising multiple easy-to-follow subsections with step-by-step explanations and extensive exemplification. The phonetic descriptions have been updated and elaborated on, while full phonemic transcriptions have been added to all the pronunciation practice. Our thanks go to Petr Rösel, Hiroshi Miura, Beate Abel, Koen Sebregts and Amanda Baker for their thoughts on the first edition, and to Masaki Taniguchi for his thorough reading of the manuscript for the second edition and his many perceptive comments. We’re also grateful to Eleni Steck and Bex Hume at Routledge for their help in the preparation of the book. Paul Carley and Inger M. Mees Aberdare and Copenhagen, Halloween 2023