Phonetic Transcription in Theory and Practice
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About this book
The first book-length monograph to address all aspects of phonetic transcription
- Analyses broad, narrow, auditory, systematic, segmental, suprasegmental and parametric phonetic transcription
- Includes a glossary of key terms
- Demonstrates the comparison, classification and interpretation of phonetic transcriptions for different purposes through a series of examples
- Links to updated phonetic charts available via the Resources tab (below)
The aim of phonetic transcription is to represent the sounds of speech on paper. This book surveys the history of attempts to represent speech, considering the relationship of transcription to written language and includes a thorough analysis of the many different kinds of phonetic transcription addressing what exactly is represented in different kinds and levels of transcription. It reviews contemporary uses of phonetic transcription in a range of situations including dictionaries, language teaching texts, phonetic and phonological studies, dialectology and sociolinguistics, speech pathology and therapy, and forensic phonetics. The author grounds his work in the philosophy of phenomenalism, countering arguments against auditory transcription that have been advanced by experimental phoneticians for reasons of empirical inadequacy, and by linguistic rationalists who say it is irrelevant for understanding the supposedly innate categories that are said to underlie speech.
Reviews
Heselwood displays an unparalleled depth of conceptual insight into the theory and practice of transcription, clearly articulating the complementarity of instrumental analysis and impressionistic transcription for contemporary phonetic practice. Essential reading for anyone engaged in phonetic research and teaching, his scholarly study is likely to be the key reference on phonetic transcription for the foreseeable future.
An asset to the phonetic community. It will enable a greater number of teachers, around the world, to convey to their students how, and why, phonetic transcription is done.
Table of contents
Introduction
1. Theoretical preliminaries to phonetic notation and transcription
2. Origins and development of phonetic transcription
3. Types of notation
4. Types of Transcription
5. Narrow Impressionistic Phonetic Transcription
6. Phonetic transcription in relation to instrumental and other records
7. Some uses of transcription
Glossary
References
Appendix