Luciano Canepari Libri

In a few short initial chapters, Natural Phonetics and Tonetics are presented, including neutral (or 'standard') Italian pronunciation (and a concise indication of regional pronunciations, which are very remarkable, in Italy). Very accurate descriptions of 43 language groups of foreign accents of Italian follow, with precise figures and symbols. Starting from the single chapters, teachers and students can identify and prevent pronunciation problems, by preparing general or personalized phono-tonetic teaching strategies. Although a basic knowledge of the Italian language is highly welcome, the many illustrations and transcriptions can speak for themselves. Presentazione della fonetica e tonetica naturali in alcuni capitoli iniziali, che comprendono anche la pronuncia italiana neutra (o 'standard') e sinteticamente quelle regionali. Seguono le descrizioni molto accurate di 43 gruppi d'accenti stranieri dell'italiano, coll'impiego di figure e simboli precisi. Insegnanti e studenti, partendo dai singoli capitoli, possono identificare i problemi di pronuncia e prevenirli, preparando strategie fonodidattiche generali o personalizzate.

The principles of Natural Phonetics & Tonetics are applied to fully describe the pronunciation of Persian in a precise way never found in earlier treatises, not even by native phoneticians. It includes an introduction to the Natural Phonotonetics Method, which can be used for any other language, as well (without the sadly known limitations of official IPA). The vowels, consonants, structures, and intonation of Persian are fully described and transcribed, with many examples of words, sentences, and conversations, in addition to the intonationally integrated IPA sample passage “The North Wind and the Sun”. Different types of Persian pronunciation are described, including its mediatic and international variants. Other chapters provide its regional accents, some foreign accents, and diachronic stages, 26 concise language phonopses for easier comparisons, and the typical pronunciation of Persian by English-speaking people and that of English by Persian-speaking people. A short but useful phono-dictionary is also given. ISBN 9783862900435. LINCOM Studies in Phonetics 28.178pp. 2020.

This book applies the principles of Natural Phonetics & Tonetics to describe the pronunciation of modern Hebrew, including intonation, in a precise way never found in earlier treatises. It includes an introduction to the Natural Phonotonetics Method, which can be used for any other language, as well (without the sadly known limitations of official IPA). The vowels, consonants, structures, and intonation of Hebrew are fully described and transcribed, with many examples of words, sentences, and a conversation, in addition to the intonationally integrated IPA sample passage ‘The North Wind and the Sun’. Different types of Hebrew pronunciation are fully described: neutral, mediatic, traditional (including, shortly, international). The accent of Jerusalem is also described, together with five ‘ethnic’ Israeli accents. In addition, 40 ‘return-regional’ accents are also described. There is a chapter on how Israelis pronounce foreign languages and another one dealing with Ancient and Tiberian Hebrews, and the Yemenite Hebrew dialect and Yiddish, as well. ISBN 9783862889259. LINCOM Studies in Phonetics 27. 180pp. 2019.

This book applies the principles of Natural Phonetics & Tonetics to describe the pronunciation of Italian, including intonation, in a precise way never found in earlier treatises. It includes an introduction to the Natural Phonotonetics Method, which can be used for any other language, as well (without the sadly known limitations of official IPA). The vowels, consonants, structures, and intonation of Italian are fully described and transcribed, with many examples of words, sentences, and conversations, in addition to the intonationally integrated IPA sample passage ‘The North Wind and the Sun’. Six chapters provide transcriptions for the vowels, consonants, gemination, and intonation, including several literary texts, for many of which sound files can be found in our website. Different types of Italian pronunciation are fully described (with clear phonic maps): international, neutral, traditional, mediatic. 22 regional accents are also fully described, with many internal variants. Almost 45 foreign accents, 26 languages, and 33 Italian traditional dialects are presented concisely, but accurately. Latin is also fully described, including concise diachronic stages. ISBN 9783862888733 (Hardbound). LINCOM Studies in Phonetics 25. 570pp. 2018.