Phonetics Workbook for Students, A: Building a Foundation for Transcription, 1st edition
Title overview
Unique "meta" approach keeps students actively involved as they get reacquainted with the sounds of the English language.
Early emphasis on sound awareness lays the foundation for a more complete understanding of the English language and how to transcribe speech phonetically.
Progressive organization sequences chapters in a learning-friendly format that transitions from awareness of sounds, to articulatory phonetics and IPA symbols, to transcription.
Review and practice chapters (Chapters 4, 12, and 20) summarize key information from each unit and help students solidify concepts before learning more.
Consonants presented by manner class (Chapters 14-19) provide an organizational framework to assist students in learning the similarities and differences between sounds.
Thoughts to Ponder questions encourage readers to think about the English sound system and reflect upon its complexities.
Words of Advice learning strategies model metacognition and assist students in becoming successful, self-directed learners.
Extensive chapter exercises balance challenge and variety, while developing foundational and critical thinking skills.
Specific exercises for practicing morphophonemic changes assist students in understanding the relationship between stress, morphemes, and phonemes (Chapter 21).
Table of contents
UNIT 1: LAYING THE FOUNDATION
1. The English Phonology System: Syllables and Sounds
2. The Orthography System
3. Thinking about Sounds
4. Term Review and Practice
UNIT 2: THE VOWEL SYSTEM
5. Overview
6. Monophthongs: Front Vowels
7. Monophthongs: Back Vowels
8. Front and Back Vowels: Practice and Review
9. Monophthongs: Central Vowels
10. Diphthongs
11. Controlled −R Diphthongs
12. Term Review and Practice
UNIT 3: CONSONANTS
13. Overview
14. Stop-plosives
15. Fricatives
16. Affricates
17. Nasals
18. Liquids
19. Glides
20. Term Review and Practice
UNIT 4: Transcription: The Details
21. Overview of Transcription
22. Stress
Author bios
Heidi Harbers is an associate professor in the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. She teaches courses in clinical phonetics, speech sound disorders, written language development , school-age language disorders, and early intervention. Her clinical and research interests include phonological awareness and literacy skills in preschool and school-age children with and without communication disorders as well as efficacy in phonological intervention. She has presented her clinical research at state, national and international conferences. Prior to joining the faculty at ISU, Harbers taught at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.