《English phonetics，apply it to communication better》

Introduction1

List of Symbols Used8

Part OneRhythm13

Unit 1 Word Stress13

Unit 2 Sentence Stress23

Unit 3 Rhythm and Its Features33

Unit 4 Rhythm Patterns43

Unit 5 Sense-groups and Pausing55

Part TwoIntonation63

Unit 6 A Brief Introduction63

Unit 7 Basic Tones and Their Training67

Unit 8 Tone-groups75

Unit 9 Function of Tunes and Their Uses87

Unit 10 Combined Tunes100

Unit 11 Reading of Long Sentences113

Part ThreePronunciation121

Unit 12 Organs of Speech121

Unit 13 The Classification of Phonemes124

Unit 14 Vowels130

Unit 15 Consonants153

Unit 16 Consonant Clusters and Incomplete Plosion173

Unit 17 Sound Changes in Connected Speech176

Appendix Ⅰ．Rules of Reading197

Appendix Ⅱ．British English and American English in Comparison207

Appendix Ⅲ．Glossary209

Main References213