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Author Ladefoged, Peter.

Title Vowels and consonants : an introduction to the sounds of languages / Peter Ladefoged
Published Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 2001

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 MELB  414 Lad/Vac  AVAILABLE
Description xxi, 191 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
Contents The International Phonetic Alphabet -- 1. Sounds and Languages -- 2. Pitch and Loudness -- 3. Vowel Contrasts -- 4. The Sounds of Vowels -- 5. Charting Vowels -- 6. The Sounds of Consonants -- 7. Acoustic Components of Speech -- 8. Talking Computers -- 9. Listening Computers -- 10. Making English Consonants -- 11. Making English Vowels -- 12. Actions of the Larynx -- 13. Consonants Around the World -- 14. Vowels Around the World -- 15. Putting Vowels and Consonants Together
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-188) and index
Notes System requirements for accompanying computer disc: Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator
Subject Vowels.
Consonants.
Phonetics.
LC no. 00023130
ISBN 0631214119 alkaline paper
0631214127 paperback