authors:subjects:- English language -- Orthography and spelling
- English language -- Phonetics
- English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers.
- English language -- Pronunciation
publishers:ISBN:notes:- Bibliography: p. 160-161.
- Contents -- Preface -- 1 -- Consonant and -- vowel sounds -- Consonants -- Vowels -- Names of letters of the alphabet -- 2 -- Background -- The priority of spoken language -- The alphabetic principle -- The history of English spelling -- Confusing letters with sounds -- Strategies for finding the pronunciation of unfamiliar -- words -- British English as a reference accent -- 'The IPA' -- 3 -- Minimal pairs -- Definition -- Sounds and frequencies -- 4 Homophones and -- homographs -- Homophones -- Homographs -- Homonyms -- 5< p/>Stress and -- schwa -- Word stress -- Secondary stress -- The schwa vowel -- Stress in grammatical words -- Schwa in connected speech -- 6 -- Syllable -- structure -- Parts of a syllable -- Alliteration -- Rhyme -- Reduplication -- Onsets and slips of the tongue -- Syllable structure rules -- 7 -- Practice -- tasks -- 8 -- Tips for -- correct transcription -- General pointers -- Consonants -- Vowels -- Stress -- 9 -- Literacy and -- spelling reform -- Literacy -- Spelling reform -- Conclusion -- Answer keys -- Further reading -- and websites -- References -- Contents of the -- CD.
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