Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students.





Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings - all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible `two-dimensional' structure is built around four sections - Introduction, Development, Exploration and Extension - which offer self-contained stages for study.





Revised and updated throughout, this fourth edition of Practical English Phonetics and Phonology:








presents the essentials of the subject and their day-to-day applications in an engaging and accessible manner;







covers all the core concepts of phonetics and phonology, such as the phoneme, syllable structure, production of speech, vowel and consonant possibilities, glottal settings, stress, rhythm, intonation and the surprises of connected speech;







incorporates classic readings from key names in the discipline;







outlines the sound systems of six key languages from around the world (Spanish, French, Italian, German, Polish and Japanese);







is accompanied by a brand-new co