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AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH PHONOLOGY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2005

Jenifer Larson-Hall
Jenifer Larson-Hall
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University of North Texas
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AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH PHONOLOGY. April McMahon. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Pp. x + 148. $24.95 paper.

Unlike many other introductory textbooks that focus specifically on English phonology (Carr, 1999; Giegerich, 1992; Roach, 2000), McMahon's text does not begin with the mechanics of how English vowels and consonants are produced but rather focuses first on the heart of phonology: the phoneme. Although the book is slim, it adequately covers the same topics that comparable books cover, and McMahon's strength comes from apt metaphors and clear explanations that help the reader comprehend difficult concepts.

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Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , September 2005 , pp. 469 - 470
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© 2005 Cambridge University Press

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REFERENCES

Carr, P. (1999). English phonetics and phonology. Oxford: Blackwell.
Giegerich, H. J. (1992). English phonology: An introduction. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Roach, P. (2000). English phonetics and phonology: A practical course ( 3rd ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press.