by J. D. O'Connor · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140136388
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This book is a simple and practical introduction to the nature and use of sound in language. It explains how speech sounds are produced, transmitted, and processed in the brain. It also introduces the symbols used in the description and classification of speech sounds and how they are organized into patterns. While primarily focusing on English, it also includes a comparative study of the sounds of other languages and their application in teaching, speech therapy, and communications.
Joseph Desmond O'Connor was a British linguist and Professor of Phonetics at University College London. A festschrift in his honour, edited by Jack Windsor Lewis, was published by Routledge in 1995.
