The Phonetics of Russian

Intended to help those studying Russian to pronounce the language and to give students a knowledge of the phonetic system of Russian.

Daniel Jones (Author), Dennis Ward (Author)

9780521153003, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 3 February 2011

324 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.41 kg

The Phonetics of Russian is intended to help those studying Russian to pronounce the language well, and to give students of general phonetics a knowledge of the phonetic system of Russian. In addition it serves as a reference book on Russian pronunciation. On its publication in 1969 it replaced The Pronunciation of Russian by Trofimov and Jones. The book provides a straightforward outline of the necessary general phonetic theory and the system of transcription and contains a precise description of the way in which the sounds of Russian are articulated, and how they are affected by the neighbouring sounds. The fundamentals of Russian intonation are described and there is a chapter of passages for practice in Russian pronunciation in which the phonetic transcriptions include accents marking both tone and stress. The Russian text and the English translation of the passages are provided. Throughout the book constant attention is paid to the problems of the learner and advice given for mastering the sounds.

Preface
Abbreviations
Part I. Phonetic Theory and Transcription: 1. Introduction
2. The organs of speech
3. Breath and voice
4. Vowels and consonants
5. How to learn vowels
6. The classification of vowels
7. How to describe consonants
8. The principles of transcription, phonemes
9. Digraphs
Part II. the Phonetics of Russian: 10. Types of Russian pronunciation
11. General notes on the Russian vowels and consonants
12. The Russian vowels in detail
13. The Russian semi-vowel j
14. The Russian diphthongs
15. Labialization and velarization
16. Palatalized consonants and their phonetic representation
17. The Russian plosive consonants
18. The Russian fricative consonants
19. The Russian affricative consonants
20. The Russian nasal consonants
21. The Russian lateral consonants
22. The Russian rolled consonants
23. Similitude and assimilation
24. Accent, stress and length
25. Intonation
26. Passages for practice
Appendices
Indices.

Subject Areas: Educational: English language & literacy [YQC]