ABSTRACT
Rhythm, intonation, exotic and familiar languages as well as computer-sythesized audio-communications, procedures in forensic linguistics, pronunciation lexicography, language change and sociological aspects of speech such as English regional accents and dialects in Britain and other parts of the world are covered in these thirty-eight articles in tribute to Professor J.D. O'Connor by an international list of contributors, including many world famous names. With an invaluable up-to-date bibliography, no university library will be complete without it.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|142 pages
General Phonetics and Phonological Theory
part II|155 pages
Pitch, Intonation and Rhythm
chapter 16|11 pages
Speech fundamental frequency over the telephone and face-to-face
chapter 18|11 pages
Nucleus placement in English and Spanish
part III|114 pages
The Phonetics of Mother-Tongue English
chapter 31|10 pages
Mixing and fudging in Midland and Southern dialects of England
part IV|51 pages
The Phonetics of Non-Mother-Tongue English