Phonetics and Speech Science

By Ian R. A. MacKay | Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Written in a clear, approachable way, this textbook provides an introduction to the science of phonetics: how speech sounds are produced, how we classify them, and how they are processed to allow the rapid transmission of language-based messages. Comprehensive yet accessible, it is ideal for a beginner to the field.

Editions of Phonetics and Speech Science

Hardcover
ISBN 9781108427869
Paperback
ISBN 9781108452038

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Written in a clear, approachable way, this textbook provides an introduction to the science of phonetics: how speech sounds are produced, how we classify them, and how they are processed to allow the rapid transmission of language-based messages. Comprehensive yet accessible, it is ideal for a beginner to the field.

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Written in a clear, approachable way, this textbook provides an introduction to the science of phonetics: how speech sounds are produced, how we classify them, and how they are processed to allow the rapid transmission of language-based messages. Comprehensive yet accessible, it is ideal for a beginner to the field.

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Language and Linguistics > Linguistics > Phonetics, phonology

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Phonetics and Speech Science has 458 page(s)

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Ian R. A. MacKay

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Cambridge University Press

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Phonetics and Speech Science is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781108427869) and paperback(ISBN 9781108452038)

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