The Pronunciation of English in Scotland

First published in 1913, this book was intended as a manual for students in Scottish training colleges and for teachers of English in Scottish schools.

William Grant (Author)

9781107635319, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 3 April 2014

224 pages
19.8 x 12.9 x 1.2 cm, 0.22 kg

uestions and Exercises

First published in 1913, this book was originally intended as a manual for students in Scottish training colleges and for teachers of English in Scottish schools. Grant supplies passages from well-known literature translated into the phonetic alphabet for both the declamatory and conversational styles. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of phonetics and the presentation of Scottish accents to an English audience.

Preface
Values of phonetic symbols
Part I. Phonetics: 1. Phonetics and phonetic transcriptions
2. The organs of speech
3. Classification of sounds
4. Plosive consonants
5. Liquid consonants
6. Fricative consonants
7. The vowels
8. Nasalization and inversion
9. The breath group
10. Sounds in the breath group
11. Syllables
12. Assimilation
13. Stress
14. Quantity
15. Intonation
Part II. Phonetic Transcriptions: 1. Standard pronunciation. A. Declamatory style
2. Standard pronunciation. B. Careful conversational style
3. Standard pronunciation. C. Rapid conversational style
4. Scotch dialect
Part III. Questions and Exercises
Appendix 1. Ordinary spelling of the pieces transcribed in Part II
Appendix 2. Summary of differences of pronunciation between standard Scottish and Southern English
Appendix 3. Points to be remembered by teachers of reading
Index of words referred to.

Subject Areas: Phonetics, phonology [CFH]