
The Sounds of Spanish
Jose Ignacio Hualde(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 13. October 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
338 pages
978-1-108-81788-2 (ISBN)
Description
This accessible textbook provides a clear introduction to the sounds of Spanish, designed specifically for English-speaking students of the language. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, it explains from scratch the fundamentals of phonetics (the study of sounds) and phonology (the study of sound systems) and describes in detail the phonetic and phonological characteristics of Spanish as it is spoken in both Spain and Latin America. Topics covered include consonants, vowels, acoustics, stress, syllables, intonation, and aspects of variation within Spanish. Clear comparisons are made between the sounds of Spanish and those of English, and students are encouraged to put theory into practice with over fifty graded exercises. Setting a solid foundation in the description and analysis of Spanish sounds, The Sounds of Spanish will help students improve their pronunciation of the language, and will also be useful to those studying the linguistic structure of Spanish for the first time. All the sounds described in this book are demonstrated on the audio resources that accompany this book online.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-81788-2 (9781108817882)
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Jose Ignacio Hualde
The Sounds of Spanish with Audio CD
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10/2005
Cambridge University Press
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Content
1. Introduction; 2. Variation in Spanish pronunciation; 3. Consonants and vowels; 4. Acoustic characterization of the main classes of Spanish speech sounds; 5. The syllable; 6. Main phonological processes; 7. Vowels; 8. Plosives; 9. Fricatives and affricates; 10. Nasals; 11. Liquids (laterals and rhotics); 12. Main morphophonological alternations; 13. Stress; 14. Intonation; Appendixes; Glossary.