Studies in General and English Phonetics

This volume on descriptive and experimental phonetics and phonology contains 38 articles by 45 international contributors, and should be of interest to those concerned with linguistics, phonetics or the teaching of English as a foreign language, and readers in many other fields.
Rhythm, intonation, exotic and familiar languages, computer-synthesized audio-communications, procedures in forensic linguistics, pronunciation lexicography, language change, and sociological aspects of speech such as English regional accents and dialects in Britian and elsewhere are covered in these 38 articles as a tribute to Professor J.D. O'Connor, one of Britain's most greatly respected teachers and writers on phonetics. The international list of 45 contributors includes former students, colleagues and admirers. This volume on descriptive and experimental phonetics and phonology should be of interest to those concerned with linguistics, phonetics or the teaching of English as a foreign language, and readers in many other fields.