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Title: Handbook of the International Phonetic Association : A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet by International Phonetic Association ISBN: 0-521-63751-1 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Leaves something to be desired
Comment: On page 4 of this book I found the following sentence, which really imploded my glottal stops: "This introduction can only deal with a few important points, and readers who need a more through treatment of phonetic description should consult phonetics textbooks" Are these people for real? thought I. It is some comfort to know that there are several excellent phonetics texts currently available. The explanatory sections in this handbook are written in a quaint, almost stuffy sort of prose. Modern Greek and Spanish are not among the languages used to illustrate the pronciples of IPA transcription. In sum, this book is not terribly helplful or useful but educated people should probably own a copy for reasons of historical importance.
Rating: 5
Summary: A MUST HAVE
Comment: Personally I think that this is a MUST HAVE BOOK for any linguist, or self-proclaimed linguists and linguist-wannabes.
I have used this book many times as an excellent reference on many occasions while attaining my Bachelor's degree in Linguistics. Now, a year later, I still see myself referring back to it for helpful information.
One need not be a linguist to enjoy it, but I highly recommend it as it would significantly aid in ones better understanding if one were to know what a voiceless velar fricative is, per example.
Rating: 5
Summary: What you'd expect
Comment: This book is exactly what one would expect it to be: a thorough explanation of the International Phonetic Alphabet. It has a beginning section on the description of consonant and vowel sounds and thier places of articulation. The best part about the book is it analyzes the phonetic alphabet of most of the world's languages including many lesser used ones such as Bulgarian, Catalan, and Igbo, for example. The back has a description of each of the symbols so one can figure out what sound an unfamiliar symbol represents. This is a good reference book for all linguistics.
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Title: Phonetic Symbol Guide by Geoffrey K. Pullum, William A. Ladusaw ISBN: 0226685365 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1996 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Vowels and Consonants: An Introduction to the Sounds of Languages by Peter Ladefoged ISBN: 0631214127 Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $40.95 |
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Title: English Pronouncing Dictionary by Daniel Jones, Peter Roach, James Hartman ISBN: 0521017130 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $37.00 |
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Title: The Sounds of the World's Languages by Peter Ladefoged, Ian Maddieson ISBN: 0631198156 Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Pub. Date: 01 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $47.95 |
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Title: A Course in Phonetics by Peter Ladefoged, Ladefoged ISBN: 0155073192 Publisher: Heinle & Heinle Publishers Pub. Date: 26 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $67.95 |
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