Modern Elements of Linguistics and Phonetics

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Understanding speech mechanism. 3. Foundations of language: brain, meaning, grammar, evolution. 4. Language development. 5. Approaches to linguistics. 6. The nature of linguistics. 7. Linguistic typology. 8. Basic phonetics. 9. The vocal tract. 10. Articulatory phonetics and speech organs. 11. Manners of articulation. 12. Aspects of speech sounds. 13. Vowels. 14. Consonants. 15. Glides, vowels and transcriptions. 16. World order. 17. Lexis. 18. English spelling rules. Bibliography.

“Modern Elements of Linguistics and Phonetics is practical course book designed for students, teachers and research scholars. A practical methodology has been followed while writing the book. The sequence of this book breaks away from the traditional ways in order to make the complex subject enjoyable and easily understood. Basic elements along with the recent developments of each concept have been provided to make this book more useful in the present context.