<b>A course in phonetics</b> . By Peter Ladefoged. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. Pp. xvi, 296. $5.95.

Abstract

Part I Introductory concepts: articulatory phonetics phonology and phonetic transcription. Part II English phonetics: the Consonants of English English vowels English words and sentences. Part III General phonetics: airstream mechanisms and phonation types place and manner of articulation acoustic phonetics vowels and vowel-like articulations syllables and suprasegmental features linguistic phonetics the international phonetic alphabet feature hierarchy performance exercises.