Foreword
Preface to the Second Edition
Chapter I Introduction
General Theory
Received Pronunciation and Variant Pronunciations
Styles of Pronunciation
Phonetis Transcription
Chapter II Beses of Speech-Sounds
The Physionlogical Bais
The Physical Basis
The Social Basis
Chapter III English Phonemes
General Classification of English Phonemes
Vowel Phonemes in Isolation
Consonant Phonemes in Isolation
Chapter IV Phonemes in Combination
The Syllable Theories
The Syllable Construction
The Syllable Division
Chapter V Sound-Changes
Similitude
Assimilation
Elision
Weakening
Linking
Chapter VI Prosodic Features
Length
Stress
Intonation
Selections
Exercises and Review
Afterword
Supplements