Keith Johnson

Fully revised and expanded, the third edition of Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics maintains a balance of accessibility and scholarly rigor to provide students with a complete introduction to the physics of speech. Newly updated to reflect the latest advances in the fieldFeatures a balanced and student-friendly approach to speech, with engaging side-bars on related topicsIncludes suggested readings and exercises designed to review and expand upon the material in each chapter, complete with selected answersPresents a new chapter on speech perception that addresses theoretical issues as well as practical concerns

Preston Remembered is a fascinating collection of articles written by author and Lancashire Evening Post historian Keith Johnson. Take a nostalgic journey into Preston’s colourful past, recalling the events that transformed this historic cotton town into a university city. Take a peep at the days of cotton mills, factories, public houses and endless rows of terraced homes that shaped the lives of many. Return to the traditions of Whitsuntide, Easter, Wakes Weeks and Christmas that continued from generation to generation. Recall the churches and chapels, the streets, parks and, of course, the people who lived and worked in Preston. Richly illustrated with over 50 pictures, this nostalgic volume will appeal to everyone who knows this part of Lancashire.

Quantitative Methods in Linguistics offers a practical introduction to statistics and quantitative analysis with data sets drawn from the field and coverage of phonetics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, and syntax, as well as probability distribution and quantitative methods. Provides balanced treatment of the practical aspects of handling quantitative linguistic dataIncludes sample datasets contributed by researchers working in a variety of sub-disciplines of linguisticsUses R, the statistical software package most commonly used by linguists, to discover patterns in quantitative data and to test linguistic hypothesesIncludes student-friendly end-of-chapter assignments and is accompanied by online resources at available in the 'Downloads' section, below

Quantitative Methods in Linguistics offers a practical introduction to statistics and quantitative analysis with data sets drawn from the field and coverage of phonetics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, and syntax, as well as probability distribution and quantitative methods. Provides balanced treatment of the practical aspects of handling quantitative linguistic dataIncludes sample datasets contributed by researchers working in a variety of sub-disciplines of linguisticsUses R, the statistical software package most commonly used by linguists, to discover patterns in quantitative data and to test linguistic hypothesesIncludes student-friendly end-of-chapter assignments and is accompanied by online resources at available in the 'Downloads' section, below

Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics provides an accessible yet rigorous introduction to basic acoustics, audition, signal processing, and the acoustic theory of speech production. * Provides readers with an accessible yet rigorous introduction to phonetics and speech sciences. * Introduces basic acoustics, audition, signal processing, and the acoustic theory of speech production, then surveys the major classes of sounds. * Features a new chapter on speech perception as well as additional sections on digital filtering and cross-linguistic vowel and consonant perception. * Includes exercises at the end of every chapter.

This book argues controversially that second-language acquisition has much in common with other forms of skill learning, and that there is much to be learned about the business of language teaching by considering the views and practices of teachers in other domains. For many Applied Linguists, language is unique among human skills, incomparable in its acquisition and use to other forms of behaviour. Their study of second-language learning and teaching may thus draw on knowledge about first-language acquisition, but not on what is known about the learning of non-linguistic skills. This book argues against such an approach. It begins by considering arguments for and against the uniqueness of language. It reviews the recent literature in second-language acquisition, looking both at general learning theories (which account for language alongside other skills) and opposing theories (mostly based on the study of Universal Grammar). The book then turns to language teaching, and in a programmatic way considers what insights may be gained by viewing language within a general skills framework. Particular attention is given to how the teacher may help students to make consciously learned language automatic.