Course in Phonetics Book + CD-ROM - Softcover

"I haven't seen any texts that compare with Ladefoged's." "The exercises help students internalize and get the hands-on practice that they need for understanding each concept presented." "The CD--audio examples are crucial ... particularly helpful to be able to click on the IPA symbol and hear the sound." ."..THE authoritative text in phonetics." ..".THE authoritative text in phonetics." -I haven't seen any texts that compare with Ladefoged's.- -The exercises help students internalize and get the hands-on practice that they need for understanding each concept presented.- -The CD--audio examples are crucial ... particularly helpful to be able to click on the IPA symbol and hear the sound.- -...THE authoritative text in phonetics.-

Phonetics is so understandable with A COURSE IN PHONETICS and its CD! This best-selling text gets undergraduates painlessly into the subdiscipline of phonetics. Attuning your ear and practicing speech sounds is easy with the CD-ROM; over 4,000 audio files include many versions of English and almost 100 other languages. The CD also contains material for every chapter--recordings of words in the tables and performance exercises--and maps with links to sounds of the languages spoken in various areas of the world.