McMahon April. An Introduction to English Phonology

Edinburgh University Press, 2002. — 162 p. — ISBN13: 978-0-19-521891-6; ISBN10: 0-19-521891-4.This is a short, lively, and accessible introduction to the sounds of modern English. Its emphasis on variation, with examples from British, American, New Zealand, and Singaporean English, make it suitable for both native and non-native speakers. McMahon focuses on the vowels and consonants, but also discusses syllables, stress, and the phonology of words and phrases. She introduces new tools and terminology gradually, and discusses the motivation for key concepts.Reviews:
"The recommended reading for each chapter presents the interested student with material for further study, and the exercises provided are interesting, relevant and often thought provoking."
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Sounds, spellings and symbols
The phoneme: the same but different
Describing English consonants
Defining distributions: consonant allophones
Criteria for contrast: the phoneme system
Describing vowels
Vowel phonemes
Variation between accents
Syllables
The word and above
Discussion of the exercises