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Further Recommended Reading

Something in the book sparked your interest and now you want to know more about it? Sure. There are recommendations for additional reading in each chapter. You find links to these and other books in this section.

Cover Handbook of the International Phonetic Association

For a detailed overview of all IPA symbols as well as sample transcriptions and the vowel systems of different languages:

IPA (1999). Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Cambridge University Press.

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Cover Applying Phonetics: Speech Science in Everyday Life

For more on the human vocal tract, how it compares to those of animals and disorders of speech:

Munro, M. J. (2021). Applying Phonetics: Speech Science in Everyday Life. Wiley-Blackwell.

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Cover Gimson's Pronunciation of English

For a more detailed description of English consonants, including their historic development and frequency of spellings:

Cruttenden, A. (2014). Gimsonโ€™s Pronunciation of English, 8th edition. Routledge.

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For recent developments in the vowel system of British English:

Lindsey, G. (2019). English After RP: Standard British Pronunciation Today. Palgrave Macmillan.

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For more detailed explanations of sound properties, digital signal processing and the specific acoustic properties of consonants and vowels:

Johnson, K. (2012). Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics, 3rd edition. Wiley-Blackwell.

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For a deeper understanding of fine-grained allophonic differences:

Knight, R.-A. (2012). Phonetics: A Coursebook. Cambridge University Press.

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For learning narrow transcription:

Tench, P. (2011). Transcribing the Sound of English. Cambridge University Press.

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Cover A Critical Introduction to Phonology: Functional and Usage-Based Perspectives

For an understanding of how speakers organize phoneme categories:

Silvermann, D. (2017). A Critical Introduction to Phonology: Functional and Usage-Based Perspectives, 2nd edition. Bloomsbury.

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Cover Investigating Spoken English: A Practical Guide to Phonetics and Phonology Using Praat

For a detailed yet accessible description of connected speech processes occurring in English:

BenฬŒuลก, ล . (2021). Investigating Spoken English: A Practical Guide to Phonetics and Phonology Using Praat. Palgrave Macmillan.

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For a very informative description of syllable structure and its phonological role:

Zsiga, E. C. (2024). The Sounds of Language: An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology, 2nd edition. Wiley-Blackwell.

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For a comparative analysis of stress systems across languages:

Gordon, M. K. (2016). Phonological Typology. Oxford University Press.

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For a concise overview of interrelated suprasegmental phenomena:

MacKay, I. R. A. (2023). Phonetics and Speech Science. Cambridge University Press.

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For a comprehensive and applicable description of English intonation:

Wells, J. C. (2006). English Intonation. Cambridge University Press.

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Cover The Sounds of English Around the World: An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology

For differences in pronunciation between various global varieties of English:

Hansen Edwards, J. G. (2023). The Sounds of English around the World: An Introduction to Phonetics & Phonology. Cambridge University Press.

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For a more detailed description of word stress in English:

Cruttenden, A. (2014). Gimsonโ€™s Pronunciation of English, 8th edition. Routledge.

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