Pt. I General concepts
1 The semiotic framework 13
2 The relationship between phonetics and phonology 26
3 Accent, dialect and language 55
Pt. II The analytic framework
4 The phonetic analysis of speech 95
5 The architecture of phonetic classification 119
Pt. III Initiation and phonation
6 Airstream mechanisms 161
7 Phonation 184
Pt. IV Linear segmental analysis
8 Stop articulations 205
9 Fricative articulations 244
10 Resonant articulations 269
11 Multiple articulations 314
Pt. V Articulatory co-ordination and phonetic settings
12 Intersegmental co-ordination 339
13 Phonetic similarity and multisegmental settings 391
Pt. VI Temporal, prosodic and metrical analysis
14 The temporal organization of speech: segmental duration 431
15 The prosodic organization of speech: pitch and loudness 450
16 The metrical organization of speech: stress, syllable weight, prominence and rhythm 511
17 The temporal organization of speech: continuity and rate 534
Pt. VII Principles of transcription
18 Types of transcription 549
Pt. VIII Conclusion
19 Evaluating general phonetic theory 565
Envoi 592
Appendix I: The phonetic alphabet of the International Phonetic Association 593
Appendix II: Index of languages 596
References 622
Index of names 685
Subject index