Publisher's Synopsis
The Articulations of Speech Sounds: Represented by Means of Analphabetic Symbols is a comprehensive guide to the sounds of human language. Written by linguist Otto Jespersen, the book is a detailed exploration of the various ways in which sounds are produced in speech, and how they can be represented using symbols that are not based on the letters of the alphabet.The book is divided into two parts. The first part provides an overview of the different types of sounds that can be made in human speech, including vowels, consonants, and diphthongs. Jespersen describes in detail the physical processes involved in producing each sound, and provides numerous examples from various languages to illustrate the differences between them.The second part of the book is devoted to the analphabetic symbols that Jespersen has developed to represent the sounds of speech. These symbols are based on a system of dots, lines, and curves, and are designed to be easily recognizable and memorable. Jespersen provides a detailed explanation of how each symbol represents a particular sound, and includes numerous examples to help readers become familiar with the system.Overall, The Articulations of Speech Sounds is an essential resource for anyone interested in the study of language and linguistics. It provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of the sounds of human speech, and offers a unique and innovative system for representing those sounds using analphabetic symbols.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
