Part I. Words, Names, People and Places: 1. Unusual words; 2. Food and drink words; 3. Interesting words; 4. Names; 5. People; 6. Places; 7. Abroad; 8. Home from abroad; Part II. Sounds and Letters: 9. Allophones; 10. Phonetic processes; 11. Spelling; 12. Transcription; Part III. Applied Phonetics: 13. Classification; 14. EFL; 15. Accents; 16. Lexical stress; 17. Connected speech; 18. Texts in transcription; Part IV. Roundup: 19. Rhetoric; 20. Language mosaic; 21. Postscript.
Is that really how people say that? What a fascinating sound!
John Wells is Emeritus Professor of Phonetics at University College London and a Fellow of the British Academy. His interests centre on the phonetic and phonological description of languages but also extend to lexicography and language teaching. For seven years he wrote a daily phonetic blog. Based in Britain at UCL throughout his career, he has lectured in many countries around the world.
'A key property of an insightful author is the ability to
articulate observations about the world that a reader may have made
only passively, and to force her to consider them more
deliberately. Wells, long a talented guide to the world of
phonetics in this way, lavishes us with more of his colorful
contemplations in this new volume.' Jason B. Bishop, City
University of New York
'Once again, John Wells shares his brilliant expertise through a
series of new, informative anecdotes. Sounds Fascinating is an
excellent companion piece to Sounds Interesting and will be deeply
appreciated by those curious about the inner workings of language.
Intelligent, entertaining, and eminently practical, this is another
'must-have' for the bookshelf of any language enthusiast.' Anne E.
Schilling, Southern Methodist University, Texas
'Wells continues to draw his readers in with his good humour
coupled with authoritativeness when he comments about how words are
written and pronounced. In the background, but equally fascinating,
is Wells's full life accompanying his phonetics: his childhood in
the vicarage in Northern England, his school years, his travels,
his work, and his retirement.' Peter K. W. Tan, National University
of Singapore
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