实用英语语音学教程

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Course Objectives

1.2 Components of Human Speech Production

1.3 The International Phonetic Alphabet

1.4 Received Pronunciation （RP） and General American （GA）

Chapter 2 Articulation and Description of English Vowels

2.1 Monophthongs

2.1.1 Front vowels

2.1.2 Central Vowels

2.1.3 Back Vowels

2.2 Diphthongs:

2.3 Practice and Exercises

Chapter 3 Articulation and Description of English Consonants

3.1 Classification of consonants

3.2 Consonants

3.2.1 Plosives（Stop Consonants）

3.2.2 Fricatives

3.2.3 Lateral

3.2.4 Nasals

3.2.5 Affricates

3.2.6 Semi-Vowels

3.3 Practice and Exercises

Chapter 4 Aspects of Connected Speech

4.1 Stress

4.1.1 Word Stress

4.1.2 Sentence Stress

4.2 Rhythm

4.3 Assimilation

4.4 Linking

4.5 Practice and Exercises

Chapter 5 Intonation

5.1 What is intonation？

5.2 The forms of intonation

5.3 Intonation group

5.4 The functions and uses of intonation

5.5 Practice and Exercises

Glossary

Bibliography

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