For the Student vii
Acknowledgments ix
PART I MASTERING THE BASICS 1(84)
Section 1. The Phonetic Alphabet: An Overview 3(11)
Section 2. Consonants: /p, b, t, d, k, g, m, n, η, l, r/ Vowels: /I, ε, æ, ∂, o/ 14(13)
Section 3. Sound Variations in Phonetic Contexts, Registers, and Dialects Consonants: [t, , ?] Syllabics: [m, n, η, l] Vowel + /r/ Combination: /εr/ 27(13)
Section 4. Consonants: /j, w, h/ Vowels and Diphthong: /^, ∋, a, u, ju/ 40(9)
Section 5. Consonants: /s, z, ∫ 3, f, v/ Vowels and Diphthongs: /e,/ 49(13)
Section 6. Consonants: /ø, o, t∫, d3/ Vowels and Diphthong: /i, a/ 62(15)
Section 7. Stress in American English 77(9)
Section 8. Transcribing More Allophonic Variations: Diacritics 86
PART II ADVANCED TRANSCRIPTION 85(43)
Section 9. Transcribing Connected Speech 95(7)
Section 10. Transcribing Dialect Differences 102(3)
Section 11. Transcribing Non-Native Speech 105(6)
Section 12. Transcribing Phonologically Disordered Speech 111(6)
Section 13. Using Alternative Transcription Systems 117(3)
Section 14. Putting It All Together: A Review of General Concepts 120(8)
References 128(1)
Appendixes 129(1)
Printed and Handwritten Symbols 129(2)
Selected Answers to Some Transcription Exercises 131(8)
Comparison of Commonly Used Phonetic Alphabets 139(2)
Index 141(1)
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