Los sonidos del español
Spanish Language edition

Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, this accessible textbook provides a clear introduction to the sounds of Spanish.

José Ignacio Hualde (Author)

9780521168236, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 12 December 2013

361 pages, 58 b/w illus. 95 tables 82 exercises
24.4 x 17.3 x 2.3 cm, 0.65 kg

'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, Pennsylvania State University

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.

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.

Subject Areas: Phonetics, phonology [CFH], Linguistics [CF]