Contents -- Preface -- 1. A working basis -- 2. The phoneme -- 3. Transcription -- 4. The speech mechanism -- 5. Classification of consonants -- 6. Fortis/lenis contrast in Dutch and English -- 7. Secondary articulation -- 8. Description and classification of vowels -- 9. Back to the phoneme -- 10. Phonation and states of the glottis -- 11. English checked vowels -- 12. English free vowels -- 13. Sounds and spelling: vowels -- 14. The vowels of Dutch -- 15. English fricative consonants -- 16. English stop consonants -- 17. English nasal and approximant consonants -- 18. Sounds and spelling: consonants -- 19. The consonants of Dutch -- 20. Patterns of adjustment in connected speech: assimilation and elision -- 21. Articulatory setting in English and Dutch -- 22. Stress and rhythm -- 23. Pitch, tone and intonation -- 24. Functions of intonation in English -- 25. Intonation in Dutch and English compared -- 26. Error analysis -- 27. A brief look at other accents of the British Isles -- 28. Some differences between American and British English -- Guide to the technique of phonemic transcription -- Guide to the technique of allophonic description -- Glossary of technical terms -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Key to exercises -- Further reading and list of works consulted -- Vowel symbols used in various systems of transcription -- Selected list of diacritics and phonetic symbols -- The International Phonetic Alphabet -- English Phonetic Symbol checksheet -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.