Australian English Pronunciation and Transcription is the first textbook to clearly describe the speech of Australians. This groundbreaking work addresses Australian English pronunciation characteristics and provides detailed instruction in both phonetic and phonemic transcription of the dialect. Through comprehensive coverage of traditional and revised systems of phonemic transcription, Australian English Pronunciation and Transcription offers an astute and engaging exploration of one of the core global dialects of English. Australian English Pronunciation and Transcription is complemented by an extensive Website which provides further explanatory materials and exercises with audio examples. This unique text, in tandem with these valuable pedagogical features, is an essential resource for students and teachers of linguistics, speech pathology and language education.
• This is the only text that is specifically designed for the Australian market • Features a companion website which provides easy access to audio examples, worked solutions and essential pedagogical materials • This important resource is indispensable for students and teachers of phonetics, linguistics, speech pathology, TESOL, voice and drama studies
Contents
1. Introduction to Australian English speech production; 2. Consonants and vowels; 3. Syllables, word stress and sentence stress; 4. Phonemic transcription of Australian English; 5. Phonetic transcription of Australian English; 6. Evaluation of two phonemic transcription systems.
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