Symbols for phonemic transcriptionPhonetic symbols and diacriticsThe International Phonetic AlphabetPreface and acknowledgementsBefore you start transcribing…PART A: TRANSCRIBING WORDS1. The familiar consonants /p b t d k ɡ f v s z h m n w l r/ and the vowels /ɪ æ e ɒ ʌ ʊ/2. Primary stress, schwa /ə/ and unstressed KIT /ɪ/3. Consonants with unfamiliar symbols: /ʃ ʒ ʧ ʤ j ŋ θ ð/4. The FLEECE /iː/ and GOOSE /uː/ vowels5. The PALM /ɑː/, THOUGHT /ɔː/, NURSE /ɜː/ and SQUARE /ɛː/ vowels6. The FACE /eɪ/, PRICE /aɪ/ and CHOICE /ɔɪ/ vowels7. The GOAT /əʊ/ and MOUTH /aʊ/ vowels8. The NEAR /ɪə/ and CURE /ʊə/ vowels9. Syllabic consonants10. Secondary stress11. Inflections and epenthesisPART B: TRANSCRIBING CONNECTED SPEECH12. Connected speech and liaison13. Stress and weak forms14. Elision15. Assimilation16. Connected speech: extended practicePART C: TRANSCRIBING INTONATION17. An introduction to intonation18. Nucleus and tail19. Head and pre-head20. Intonation: Extended practiceAPPENDICESA. Summary of consonant and vowel theoryB. Phonetic transcriptionReferences and suggested readingIndex

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