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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      June 2012
      May 1994
      ISBN:
      9781139166621
      9780521456555
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139166621
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      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.148kg, 736 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Phonetics and Phonology, English Language and Linguistics: General Interest, Language and Linguistics
      Series:
      Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
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    Subjects:
    Phonetics and Phonology, English Language and Linguistics: General Interest, Language and Linguistics
    Series:
    Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
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    Underlying the apparent diversity shown by thousands of mutually incomprehensible languages of the world, there is a remarkable, elegant and principled unity in the way that these languages exploit the phonetic resources of speech. It is these principles that Professor Laver sets out to describe in this major new textbook. Assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, it is designed for readers who wish to pursue the study of phonetics from an initial to an advanced stage, equipping them with the necessary foundations for independent research. The book moves from a discussion of general concepts to a total of eleven chapters on phonetic classification, and it includes discussion of other issues such as the relationship between phonetics and phonology. There are illustrations from over 500 of the world's languages. Principles of Phonetics will be required reading for all serious students of speech and language.

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    ‘A treasure house of information on sounds in hundreds of languages … we can all be grateful that there is now such an up-to-date and comprehensive survey of the production of speech and the variety of sounds that are used in languages of the world.’

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