Re: Sorting out those phonetics
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, May 22, 2000, 3:06 |
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Adrian Morgan wrote:
> Being Australian is a distinct disadvantage when
> all sources on phonetics are British or American
> :-)
J.C. Catford's Practical Introduction to Linguistics is a good source.
He explains about vowel height and all, thereby explaining where vowels
are produced in the mouth, rather than giving examples.
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