Phonetics: The Science of Speech

by Martin J. Ball and Joan Rahilly

Book Overview

In their comprehensive new introduction to phonetics, Ball and Rahilly offer a detailed explanation of the process of speech production, from the anatomical initiation of sounds and their modification in the larynx, through to the final articulation of vowels and consonants in the oral and nasal tracts. This textbook is one of the few to give a balanced account of segmental and suprasegmental aspects of speech, showing clearly that the communication...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340700106
• ISBN13: 9780340700105
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.6"