Author : José Ignacio Hualde
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107649498
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (76 download)
Book Synopsis Los sonidos del español by : José Ignacio Hualde
Download or read book Los sonidos del español written by José Ignacio Hualde and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-12-12 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible textbook provides a clear introduction to the sounds of Spanish. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, it explains from scratch the fundamentals of phonetics (the study of speech sounds) and phonology (the study of sound systems) and describes in detail the phonetic and phonological characteristics of Spanish as it is spoken in both Spain and Latin America. Topics covered include consonants, vowels, acoustics, stress, syllables, intonation, and aspects of variation within Spanish. Clear comparisons are made between the sounds of Spanish and those of English, and students are encouraged to put theory into practice with over fifty graded exercises. Los sonidos del español will help students gain a solid understanding of the sound system of Spanish and will also be useful to scholars in phonetics and phonology. All the sounds described in this book are demonstrated in the online audio sound files which accompany this book.