Now in a new edition, this unique interactive introduction to the study of phonetics shows students how to examine the entire range of human sounds through a series of 124 introspective experiments carried out in their own vocal tracts. It systematically covers all types of speech modification breath, voice, whisper, creak, articulation the ways in which the air stream is finally modulated to generate specific types of sound, and prosodic features stress, syllable, tone, intonation. This text also includes a chapter on sound systems--the ways in which particular languages utilize and systematize the universal sound-producing potential of humans. By actually articulating sounds and attending to the motor sensations they produce, readers acquire a deep, personal awareness of the principles of phonetic analysis and classification. br This second edition of emA Practical Introduction to Phoneticsem features a new format and text design updated use of phonetic symbols in line with the lates