2nd Edition
American English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice
Transcription symbols The International Phonetic Alphabet Preface 1 Basic concepts 2 Introduction to consonants 3 Plosives 1 4 Plosives 2 5 Plosives: practice 6 Fricatives 7 Fricatives: practice 8 Affricates 9 Affricates: practice 10 Nasals 11 Nasals: practice 12 Approximants 13 Approximants: practice 14 Introduction to vowels 1 15 Introduction to vowels 2 16 Short vowels 17 Short vowels: practice 18 Long vowels 19 Long vowels: practice 20 Diphthongs 21 Diphthongs: practice 22 Syllabic consonants 23 Syllabic consonants: practice 24 Weak forms 1 25 Weak forms 2 26 Weak forms: practice 27 Consonant clusters 28 Consonant clusters: practic e29 Connected speech 1 30 Connected speech 2 Suggested reading Index
Biography
Paul Carley is an English pronunciation coach and has held posts at the University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, and the universities of Bedfordshire and Leicester. He has been a regular lecturer on the UCL Summer Course in English Phonetics and is co-author of Practical English Phonetics and Phonology, Fifth Edition (Routledge, 2025) and English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice, Second Edition (Routledge, 2024).
Inger M. Mees is Associate Professor Emerita at the Copenhagen Business School. She has formerly held lectureships at the universities of Leiden and Copenhagen and is co-author of Practical English Phonetics and Phonology, Fifth Edition (Routledge, 2025) and English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice, Second Edition (Routledge, 2024).
"As ever, Carley and Mees explain their ideas elegantly and succinctly. Teachers and learners will find the treasure trove of practice material and recordings tremendously useful."
Geoff Lindsey, Director, UCL Summer Course in English Phonetics, UK
"This book is essential for anyone interested in studying and mastering up-to-date American English pronunciation. The new edition is intuitively structured, and its extensive practice materials, supported by recordings and transcriptions, make it highly accessible to students and invaluable for instructors. An indispensable resource for both learning and teaching."
Beate Abel, University of Cologne, Germany
