Теоретическая Фонетика: Английского Языка

Foreword.....................,..........................................................................5
Introduction............................................................................................ 6
Chapter I. Problems of Phonostylistics........................................18
Chapter II. The Functional Aspect of Speech Sounds.................39
The Phoneme...............................................................................39
Notation.......................................................................................47
Main Trends in Phoneme Theory...............................................49
Methods of Phonological Analysis.............................................51
The System of English Phonemes...............................................59
1. Consonants.........................................................................60
2. Modifications of Consonants in Connected Speech..........71
3. Vowels.................................................................................78
4. Modifications of Vowels in Connected Speech.................88
Sound Alternations......................................................................90
Stylistic Modifications of Sounds..............................................100
Chapter III. Syllabic Structure of English Words......................112
Chapter IV. Accentual Structure of English Words..................121
Chapter V. Intonation...............................................................135
Structure and Function..............................................................135
Notation.....................................................................................145
Rhythm......................................................................................163
Stylistic Use of Intonation.........................................................184
1. Informational Style............................................................186
2. Academic Style..................................................................215
3. Publicistic Style.................................................................221
4. Declamatory Style.............................................................226
5. Conversational Style........................................................232
Chapter VI. Territorial Varieties of English Pronunciation......247
Functional Stylistics and Dialectology......................................247
Spread of English.......................................................................252
English-Based Pronunciation Standards of English..................253
British English........................................................................253

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I. English English...................................................................254
A. RP (Received Pronunciation).......................................254
Changes in the Standard............................................. 255
B. Regional Non-RP Accents of England.........................262
II. Welsh English....................................................................270
III. Scottish English................................................................271
IV. Northern Ireland English.................................................274
American-Based Pronunciation Standards of English..............276
American English..................................................................276
List of Works Consulted...................................................................284