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1 online resource (413 pages) : illustrations, tables |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Phonetics -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Pronunciation Standards -- 1.3. Phonetic Transcription -- 1.4. The Organs of Speech -- 1.5. Classifying Sounds -- 1.5.1. Classifying Consonants -- 1.5.2. Classifying Vowels -- 1.6. The Phones of German -- 1.6.1. The Consonants -- 1.6.2. The Vowels -- 1.7. Using IPA Symbols -- 1.8. Advanced Topics -- 1.8.1. Consonants -- 1.8.2. Vowels -- Exercises -- Chapter 2. Acoustic Phonetics -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Waveforms and Spectrograms -- 2.3. The Acoustics of German Vowels -- 2.4. The Acoustics of German Consonants -- 2.4.1. The Acoustics of German Obstruents -- 2.4.2. The Acoustics of German Sonorants -- 2.5. Advanced Topics -- Exercises -- Chapter 3. Phonology -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Basic Terms -- 3.3. The Consonant Phonemes of German -- 3.3.1. Phonemic Contrasts -- 3.3.2. Allophonic Variation -- 3.4. The Vowel Phonemes of German -- 3.4.1. Phonemic Contrasts -- 3.4.2. Allophonic Variation -- 3.5. Advanced Topics -- 3.5.1. Nasalized Vowels -- 3.5.2. The Allophones of /R/ -- Exercises -- Chapter 4. Syllables and Word Stress -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Sonority -- 4.3. Phonotactics -- 4.4. Building Syllables -- 4.5. Word Stress -- 4.5.1. Simplex Words -- 4.5.2. Complex Words -- 4.5.3. Compound Words -- 4.6. Advanced Topics -- 4.6.1. Ambisyllabic Consonants -- 4.6.2. Syllable Boundaries and Word Boundaries -- 4.6.3. Stress in Compounds -- Exercises -- Chapter 5. Prosody -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Rhythm -- 5.3. Phrasal Stress -- 5.4. Sentence Stress and Focus -- 5.4.1. Broad Focus -- 5.4.2. Narrow Focus -- 5.5. Intonation -- 5.5.1. Intonation Phrases -- 5.5.2. Multiple Intonation Phrases -- 5.5.3. Intonation Contours -- 5.6. Advanced Topics -- Exercises. |
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Chapter 6. Alternations -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Automatic Alternations -- 6.2.1. Vowel Shortening -- 6.2.2. Final Devoicing -- 6.2.3. Dorsal Fricative Assimilation -- 6.2.4. Spirantization -- 6.2.5. Glottal Stop Insertion -- 6.2.6. Schwa Deletion -- 6.2.7. R-Vocalization -- 6.2.8. Sonorant Syllabification -- 6.2.9. Nasal Assimilation -- 6.3. Morphophonemic Alternations -- 6.3.1. Ablaut -- 6.3.2. Umlaut -- 6.4. Advanced Topics -- 6.4.1. Voice Versus Spread Glottis -- 6.4.2. Glottal Stop -- Exercises -- Chapter 7. Historical Developments and Regional Variation -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Types of Sound Change -- 7.3. Sound Changes in the History of German -- 7.3.1. Old High German -- 7.3.2. Middle High German -- 7.3.3. Early New High German -- 7.3.4. Summary -- 7.4. Development of German Spelling -- 7.5. Regional Variation -- 7.5.1. Colloquial German -- 7.5.2. German Dialects -- 7.6. Advanced Topics -- 7.6.1. Germanic Accent Shift -- 7.6.2. Verner's Law -- Exercises -- Chapter 8. Phonetics in the Real World -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Orthography and the IPA: Letters and Sounds -- 8.2.1. Consonants -- 8.2.2. Vowels -- 8.2.3. Advanced Topics -- 8.3. Reading the IPA -- 8.4. Transcription I: From the Written Word -- 8.5. Pronunciation Similarities and Differences -- 8.6. Pronunciation Practice I -- 8.6.1. New German Consonants -- 8.6.2. New German Vowels -- Chapter 9. Acoustic Phonetics in the Real World -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Making Use of Computer Technology -- 9.3. Speech Analysis I: Waveforms and Spectrograms -- 9.4. Analyzing German Vowels -- 9.5. Analyzing German Consonants -- Chapter 10. Phonology in the Real World -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Minimal Pairs -- 10.3. Transcription II: From Grapheme to Phoneme -- 10.3.1. Consonants -- 10.3.2. Vowels -- 10.4. Pronunciation Practice II -- 10.4.1. Similar German Consonants. |
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10.4.2. Similar German Vowels -- 10.5. Acoustic Analysis: Similarities between German and English -- 10.5.1. Analyzing Similar Consonants -- 10.5.2. Analyzing Similar Vowels -- Chapter 11. Working with Syllables and Word Stress -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Syllabification -- 11.3. Determining Word Stress -- 11.3.1. Default Word Stress -- 11.3.2. Affixes and Word Stress -- 11.3.3. Stress in Compound Words -- 11.4. Acoustic Analysis: Correlates of Word Stress -- Chapter 12. Making Use of Prosody -- 12.1. Introduction -- 12.2. Perceiving and Producing Rhythm -- 12.3. Working with Phrasal Stress -- 12.4. Determining Sentence Stress and Focus -- 12.4.1. Broad Focus -- 12.4.2. Narrow Focus -- 12.5. Intonation -- 12.5.1. Intonation Contours in Statements and Questions -- 12.5.2. Other Intonation Contours -- 12.6. Acoustic Analysis: Sentence Stress and Intonation Contours -- 12.6.1. Analyzing Sentence Stress -- 12.6.2. Analyzing Intonation Contours -- 12.6.3. Comparing German and English Intonation Contours -- Chapter 13. Alternations in the Real World -- 13.1. Introduction -- 13.2. Vowels -- 13.2.1. Vowel Shortening -- 13.2.2. Vowel Centralization -- 13.2.3. Vowel Reduction -- 13.2.4. Schwa Deletion -- 13.3. Consonants -- 13.3.1. Assimilation -- 13.3.2. Deletion -- 13.4. Weak Forms -- 13.5. Acoustic Analysis: Alternations -- 13.5.1. Vocalic Alternations -- 13.5.2. Consonantal Alternation: Spirantization -- Chapter 14. Varieties of German -- 14.1. Introduction -- 14.2. Sound Change -- 14.2.1. Cognates -- 14.2.2. German Surnames in English -- 14.2.3. Sound Changes Today: North American English -- 14.3. Modern German Dialects -- 14.3.1. Segmental Differences -- 14.3.2. Prosodic Differences -- 14.4. Acoustic Analysis -- 14.4.1. Final Devoicing -- 14.4.2. Rounded Vowels -- 14.4.3. Affricates -- Appendix A: The Sounds of German -- Appendix B: IPA Symbols. |
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Appendix C: Affixes and Stress -- Appendix D: Pronunciation of Vowel Letters -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Data Sources -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W. |
| Summary |
The first course book designed to engage students in the pronunciation of modern German by grounding practice in theory An essential introduction to the pronunciation of modern German, this unique classroom text is designed to help mid- to upper-level undergraduate students of German produce more accurate and comprehensible German speech. Written in English in a clear and engaging style and employing a minimum of technical jargon, it is the first German phonetics and phonology text to focus on theory and practice, covering topics ranging from the analysis of one's own speech to historical developments and regional variation. This work includes a wealth of exercises supported by an ancillary website audio program designed to help students perceive and produce sounds and prosodic features more accurately. Addressing topics such as word stress, sentence stress, and intonation as well as the pronunciation of individual sounds, this one-of-a-kind primer provides its users with a solid basis in German phonetics and phonology in order to improve their pronunciation of German. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English and German. |
| Subject |
German language -- Phonetics.
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German language -- Phonetics. |
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German language -- Pronunciation by foreign speakers.
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German language -- Pronunciation by foreign speakers. |
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German language. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Fagan, Sarah M. B.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: O'Brien, Mary Grantham. German Phonetics and Phonology : Theory and Practice. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2016 9780300196504 |
| ISBN |
9780300225181 |
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0300225180 |
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0300196504 |
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9780300196504 |
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