LIST OF PHONETIC SYMBOLS AND SIGNS 1
SECTION Ⅰ INTRODUCTION 4
SECTION Ⅱ ENGLISH PHONEMES 18
Lesson 1 ENGLISH PHONEMES(Ⅰ) 18
Lesson 2 ENGLISH PHONEMES(Ⅱ) 24
Lesson 3 ENGLISH PHONEMES(Ⅲ) 30
Lesson 4 ENGLISH PHONEMES(Ⅳ) 36
Lesson 5 ENGLISH PHONEMES(Ⅴ) 42
Lesson 6 CONSONANT CLUSTERS 52
SECTION Ⅲ RHYTHMIC STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH 59
Lesson 7 WORD STRESS AND SENTENCE STRESS 59
Lesson 8 SENTENCE STRESS:BASIC PRINCIPLES(Ⅰ) 64
Lesson 9 SENTENCE STRESS:BASIC PRINCIPLES(Ⅱ) 69
Lesson 10 SENTENCE STRESS:SUMMARY 74
Lesson 11 LINKING(Ⅰ) 82
Lesson 12 LINKING(Ⅱ) 89
Lesson 13 ASSIMILATION 94
Lesson 14 ELISION AND CONTRACTION 100
Lesson 15 WEAK FORMS(Ⅰ) 105
Lesson 16 WEAK FORMS(Ⅱ) 110
Lesson 17 WEAK FORMS(Ⅲ) 117
Lesson 18 Weak FoRMS(Ⅳ) 124
Lesson 19 WEAK FORMS(Ⅴ) 129
Lesson 20 STRESS AND RHYTHM:REVISION 137
SECTION Ⅳ INTONATION STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH 152
Lesson 21 INTONATION:THE FALLING TONE 152
Lesson 22 INTONATION:THE RISING TONE 156
Lesson 23 INTONATION:THE FALL-RISE TONE 161
Lesson 24 INTONATION:TONE UNITS 166
Lesson 25 INTONATION:THE USE OF TONES 172
Lesson 26 INTONATION:ITS FUNCTIONS 181
Lesson 27 INTONATION:REVISION(Ⅰ) 187
Lesson 28 INTONATION:REVISION(Ⅱ) 191
TEST PAPERS 195
REFERENCES 218
NOTES AND SUGGESTED KEY TO THE EXERCISES 219