《应用英语语音学(普通高等教育十一五国家级规划教材)》编著者王桂珍。

　　《应用英语语音学》深入浅出地介绍了英语语音学的基本概念，为读者全面系统地了解英语语音学科知识提供了有益的参考。同时，作者结合自身多年的教学经验，针对中国英语学生的实际需要，用丰富的例证阐述了如何将英语语音学的理论应用于中国英语教学：本书适用于英语专业高年级学生、各个层次的英语教学人员以及语言学和语音学研究人员。

unit 1 phonetics - the science of speech

1.1 overview 1

1.2 branches of phonetics 2

1.3 speech production 4

1.4 articulation 6

1.5 applications 10

1.6 test yourself 17

unit 2 international phonetic alphabet

2.1 overview 20

2.2 the international phonetic alphabet 23

2.3 narrow vs broad transcription 26

2.4 cardinal vowels 31

2.5 applications 35

2.6 test yourself 38

unit 3 classification of speech sounds

3.1 overview 41

3.2 vowels and consonants 44

3.3 contoid and vocoid 48

3.4 english vowels and consonants 50

3.5 applications 53

3.6 test yourself 55

unit 4 classification of english consonants

4.1 overview 57

4.2 voicing 58

4.3 places of articulation 60

4.4 manners of articulation 64

4.5 applications 67

4.6 test yourself 69

unit 5 english stops, fricatives and affricates

5.1 overview 71

5.2 stops 72

5.3 fricatives 78

5.4 affricates 81

5.5 applications 82

5.6 test yourself 85

unit 6 english nasals and approximants

6.1 overview 87

6.2 nasals 87

6.3 approximants 92

6.4 more about english consonants 96

6.5 applications 98

6.6 test yourself 100

unit 7 classification of english vowels

7.1 overview 102

7.2 close vowels and open vowels 107

7.3 front vowels and back vowels 111

7.4 rounded vowels vs unrounded vowels 113

7.5 applications 115

7.6 test yourself 118

unit 8 english pure vowels

8.1 overview 120

8.2 front vowels 124

8.3 central vowels 127

8.4 back vowels 128

8.5 applications 132

8.6 test yourself 135

unit 9 english diphthongs

9.1 overview 137

9.2 closing diphthongs 139

9.3 centering diphthongs 141

9.4 length of vowels 143

9.5 applications 145

9.6 test yourself 147

unit 11 english syllable structure

10.1 overview 149

10.2 defining the syllable 150

10.3 internal structure of the syllable 152

10.4 consonant clusters 163

10.5 applications 166

10.6 test yourself 170

unit 11 .english word stress and sentence stress

11.1 overview 173

11.2 word stress in english 174

11.3 sentence stress in english 180

11.4 rules of sentence stress in english 184

11.5 applications 186

11.6 test yourself 187

unit 12 strong forms and weak forms

12.1 overview 190

12.2 strong forms and weak forms 191

12.3 sound change in weak form words 194

12.4 the use of weak forms 195

12.5 applications 203

12.6 test yourself 207

unit 13 linking and assimilation

13.1 overview 209

13.2 linking consonant to vowel and vowel to vowel

13.3 linking r & intrusive r 213

13.4 coarticulation and assimilation 214

13.5 applications 217

13.6 test yourself 219

unit 14 rhythmic structure in english

14.1 overview 221

14.2 stress-timed vs syllable-timed 223

14.3 components of language rhythm 226

14.4 rhythm and vowel reduction 228

14.5 applications 229

14.6 test yourself 235

unit 15 tone units in english utterances

15.1 overview 237

15.2 tone language vs intonation language 238

15.3 intonation structures in english utterances 240

15.4 nucleus of intonation units 243

15.5 applications 247

15.6 test yourself 248

unit 16 english intonation in use

16.1 overview 250

16.2 the attitudinal function of intonation 250

16.3 grammatical function of intonation 253

16.4 discourse function of intonation 255

16.5 applications 257

16.6 test yourself 258

appendix i phonetic symbols for english vowels and consonants

appendix ii the international phonetic alphabet (revised to 2005)

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