Phonetics: for Students of Modern Languages
Author: Rodney Ball
© Rodney Ball, University of Southampton
Summary
An introductory phonetics course for students of French, German and SpanishFormat:
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The Phonetics Book is available with and without sound:
Phonetics Book full text (without sound)
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Phonetics Book, 2nd Edition
The Phonetics Book is currently under revision. If you have used the book and have any suggestions please email llas@soton.ac.uk.
Individual chapters (without sound)
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- Download Phonetics Chapter 1: introduction (92kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 2: the vocal tract (243kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 3: vowels (851kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 4: consonants (982kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 5: phonetic transcription and general revision (667kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 6: answers to exercises (449kb)
Individual sections (Chapters 3 and 4 contain sound)
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Chapter 3: vowels
- Download Phonetics Chapter 3: vowels: section 1 (188kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 3: vowels: section 2 (1268kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 3: vowels: section 3 (542kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 3: vowels: section 4 (540kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 3: vowels: section 5 (1852kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 3: vowels: section 6 (945kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 3: vowels: section 7 (460kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 3: vowels: section 8 (259kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 3: vowels: section 9 (322kb)
Chaper 4: consonants
- Download Phonetics Chapter 4: consonants: section 1 (85kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 4: consonants: section 2 (224kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 4: consonants: section 3 (80kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 4: consonants: section 4 (104kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 4: consonants: section 5 (2932kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 4: consonants: section 6 (963kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 4: consonants: section 7 (896kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 4: consonants: section 8 (285kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 4: consonants: section 9 (979kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 4: consonants: section 10 (539kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 4: consonants: section 11 (315kb)
- Download Phonetics Chapter 4: consonants: section 12 (1930kb)
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