Los sonidos del español: Spanish Language edition

by José Ignacio Hualde

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107702189
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/12/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	10 MB
Language:	Spanish

About the Author

José Ignacio Hualde is Professor in the Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese and the Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Table of Contents

1. Introducción; 2. Consonantes y vocales; 3. Caracterización acústica de las principales clases de sonidos del español; 4. La sílaba; 5. Principales procesos fonológicos; 6. Vocales; 7. Consonantes oclusivas; 8. Fricativas y africadas; 9. Nasales; 10. Líquidas (laterales y vibrantes); 11. Principales alternancias morfofonológicas; 12. El acento; 13. Entonación; 14. Variación en la pronunciación del español; Apéndice I: ¿Por qué no es completamente fonémica la ortografía del español?; Apéndice II: Metafonía en variedades asturianas y cántabras; Glosario de términos técnicos; Bibliografía.

Editorial Reviews

Advance Praise: "This work should not be missing from the library of anyone interested in the Spanish language: it describes and explains the Spanish phonetic system, with all its dialectal richness, clearly and comprehensively." —Juana Gil, Head of the Phonetics Laboratory. Spanish National Research Council. Madrid.

"Los sonidos del español is a highly versatile book that can be used at both intermediate and advanced levels. It is not only an introduction to Spanish phonetics and phonology; there are also detailed descriptions of regional and social variation. While the content is accessible to beginning linguistics students, even specialists will find the book to be a valuable resource. John Lipski, The Pennsylvania State University

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