German Phonetics and Phonology : Theory and Practice / Mary Grantham O'Brien, Sarah M. B. Fagan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Brien, Mary Grantham, Author.

Fagan, Sarah M. B., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

German language--Pronunciation by foreign speakers.

German language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (413 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The first course book designed to engage students in the pronunciation of modern German by grounding practice in theory An essential introduction to the pronunciation of modern German, this unique classroom text is designed to help mid- to upper-level undergraduate students of German produce more accurate and comprehensible German speech. Written in English in a clear and engaging style and employing a minimum of technical jargon, it is the first German phonetics and phonology text to focus on theory and practice, covering topics ranging from the analysis of one's own speech to historical developments and regional variation. This work includes a wealth of exercises supported by an ancillary website audio program designed to help students perceive and produce sounds and prosodic features more accurately. Addressing topics such as word stress, sentence stress, and intonation as well as the pronunciation of individual sounds, this one-of-a-kind primer provides its users with a solid basis in German phonetics and phonology in order to improve their pronunciation of German.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures

Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Phonetics

Chapter 2. Acoustic Phonetics

Chapter 3. Phonology

Chapter 4. Syllables and Word Stress

Chapter 5. Prosody

Chapter 6. Alternations

Chapter 7. Historical Developments and Regional Variation

Chapter 8. Phonetics in the Real World

Chapter 9. Acoustic Phonetics in the Real World

Chapter 10. Phonology in the Real World

Chapter 11. Working with Syllables and Word Stress

Chapter 12. Making Use of Prosody

Chapter 13. Alternations in the Real World

Chapter 14. Varieties of German

Appendix A: The Sounds of German

Appendix B: IPA Symbols

Appendix C: Affixes and Stress

Appendix D: Pronunciation of Vowel Letters

Glossary

Data Sources

References

379 Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Feb 2020)

ISBN:

0-300-22518-0

OCLC:

958567512