| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"This book is a comprehensive guide to the International Phonetic Alphabet, whose aim is to provide a universally agreed system of notation for the sounds of languages, and which has been widely used for over a century."--Back cover. |
| Contents |
PART 1: Introduction to the IPA. -- 1. What is the International Phonetic Alphabet? -- 2. Phonetic description and the IPA Chart. -- 3. Guide to IPA notation. -- 4. The phonemic principle. -- 5. Broad and narrow transcriptions. -- 6. IPA transcriptions for a language. -- 7. Working with the IPA. -- 8. Going beyond the IPA. -- 9. Some problematic issues. -- 10. The IPA and phonological theory. |
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PART 2: Illustrations of the IPA. -- American English -- Amharic -- Arabic -- Bulgarian -- Cantonese -- Catalan -- Croatian -- Czech -- Dutch -- French -- Galician -- German -- Hausa -- Hebrew -- Hindi -- Hungarian -- Igbo -- Irish -- Japanese -- Korean -- Persian (Farsi) -- Portuguese -- Sindhi -- Slovene -- Swedish -- Taba -- Thai -- Tukang Besi -- Turkish. |
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PART 3: Appendices. -- Appendix 1. The Principles of the International Phonetic Association. -- Appendix 2. Computer coding of IPA symbols. -- Appendix 3. Extensions to the IPA. -- Appendix 4. About the International Phonetic Association. -- Appendix 5. Reference charts. |
| Subjects (Topics) |
Phonetic alphabet.
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| Genres |
Handbooks and manuals. |
| Bib utility control no. |
40305532 |
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