British English Phonetic Transcription Av Paul (University Of Leicester Uk) Carley, Inger M. (Copenhagen Business School Denmark) Mees

<P><EM>British English Phonetic Transcription</EM> provides an accessible introduction to phonemic, phonetic and intonational transcription with a focus on British English. Featuring exercises, revision tasks and recordings to help students gain hands-on practice, the book takes a learning-by-doing approach and ensures students gain practice using each new symbol or concept introduced before moving on to the next. Consisting of three parts, the book covers:</P><P></P><UL><P><LI>transcribing individual words, including consonants, vowels, primary stress, secondary stress, syllabic consonants and inflections;</LI><P></P><P><LI>transcribing phrases and sentences, including liaison, weak forms, elision and assimilation;</LI><P></P><P><LI>transcribing intonation, including the structure of English intonation and recognising pitch patterns.</LI><P></P></UL><P></P><P>Ideally suited as a standalone workbook or for use alongside <EM>American English Phonetic Transcription</EM>, <I>British