Handbook of Phonetics - Including a Popular Exposition of the Principles of Spelling Reform

Klappentext This seminal work on phonetics by Henry Sweet (1845-1912), published in 1877, inspired a Europe-wide study of the subject. Zusammenfassung Henry Sweet (1845–1912) was a philologist whose work was regarded as seminal. His textbooks on Old English remain standard works. The present work, first published in 1877, inspired European interest in phonetic studies. Sweet presents a general theory of phonetics, illustrated by examples of transcription from various languages. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; List of symbols; 1. The organs of speech; 2. Analysis; 3. Synthesis; 4. Sound-notation; Additional notes; Errata.

Product details

• Authors: Henry Sweet, Sweet Henry
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.09.2013
• EAN: 9781108062282
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06228-2
• No. of pages: 242
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Phonetics, phonology