Principles of phonetics /
Laver, John.
Principles of phonetics / - Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2000. - xxviii, 707 p. : ill. ; - Cambridge textbooks in linguistics. .
Underlying the apparent diversity shown by the 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
pt. VIII. Conclusion. 19. Evaluating general phonetic theory --
Appendix I: The phonetic alphabet of the International Phonetic Association --
Appendix II: Index of languages.
9780521456555 052145655X (pbk.)
Phonetics.
414 / LAV
Principles of phonetics / - Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2000. - xxviii, 707 p. : ill. ; - Cambridge textbooks in linguistics. .
Underlying the apparent diversity shown by the 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
pt. VIII. Conclusion. 19. Evaluating general phonetic theory --
Appendix I: The phonetic alphabet of the International Phonetic Association --
Appendix II: Index of languages.
9780521456555 052145655X (pbk.)
Phonetics.
414 / LAV