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The sixth edition of the classic textbook, Clinical Phonetics, continues to serve as both a practical guide and a thought-provoking reflection on the evolving landscape of phonetics in speech-language pathology. It provides articulatory descriptions and transcription guidance for the basics of American English phonetics, while also showcasing the diversity of phonetic forms that students will encounter across speakers with varied linguistic and clinical characteristics. This edition takes a more integrative approach than previous ones, highlighting how language backgrounds, community contexts, and clinical decision-making intersect throughout the chapters. One of the most significant updates in this edition is a new opening discussion on how linguistic characteristics vary among speakers and why these differences matter in clinical practice—a topic students consistently find engaging and relevant. These concepts are revisited across multiple chapters to support integrated learning and to emphasize key considerations for applying phonetics in clinical settings. The updates to the text are designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and awareness needed to become effective, responsive clinicians who can confidently and accurately transcribe speech in all its rich and meaningful variation. New to the Sixth Edition New and expanded audio materials using voices that reflect a range of ages, genders, and racial and cultural backgrounds, ensuring that the speech samples used for transcription practice better represent the populations students are likely to encounter in clinical work. Transcription conventions aligned with the International Phonetic Alphabet, including modifications to some core symbols (for instance, /ɹ/ instead of /r/), diacritics, and conventions for marking stress. Chapter 5 on consonant transcription is reorganized by manner rather than place of articulation in order to help students better understand natural classes that underlie phonological patterns. To help students tackle the challenge of narrow transcription, one chapter has been divided into two:  Chapter 7 focuses on typical allophonic variation. Chapter 8 addresses clinical deviations. The clinical speech transcription exercises in this chapter are reorganized to start with changes that are easier to transcribe, like stop substitutions, and progress to more challenging deviations like vowel distortions. Completely new or revised illustrations throughout the text, depicting the important features of individual speech sounds.  Key Features Phonetic diversity highlighted throughout the book Emphasis on transcription of clinically relevant variation in speech Hundreds of transcription exercises to build students’ perception and transcription of American English speech sounds Thousands of audio examples representing child and adult speakers  Images and videos to support students’ understanding of articulatory and acoustic phonetics PluralPlus Online AncillariesFor instructors:  PowerPoint Slides, Test Bank, Chapter Quizzes with Answers For students:  Audio Examples and Exercises, Videos, Transcription Sheets, Transcription Training Keys, Chapter Quizzes with Answers, and eFlashcards

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Author:   Lawrence D. Shriberg ,  Raymond D. Kent ,  Tara McAllister ,  Jonathan L. Preston
Publisher:   Plural Publishing Inc
Imprint:   Plural Publishing Inc
Edition:   6th New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 27.90cm
ISBN:  

9781635507614

ISBN 10:   1635507618
Pages:   431
Publication Date:   06 November 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Adult education ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Further / Higher Education
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Table of Contents

Contents Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Chapter 1. Introduction to Phonetics and Phonetic Variation Phonetics and Phonetic Variation      The Study of Language Variation     Sources of Phonetic Variation     Is There a “Standard” Variety?     Considerations of Age and Gender     Language Variation and Clinical Practice The Importance of Sound Files Conclusion Chapter Summary Exercises Chapter 2. Phonetics and Language The Phoneme The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Phonetics and Phonology The Syllable     Stressed and Unstressed Syllables     Positional and Contextual Terminology for Phonetic Descriptions The Morpheme Phonological Awareness Markedness Quantitative Linguistics Conclusion Chapter Summary Exercises Chapter 3. The Anatomy and Physiology of Speech Production The Respiratory System The Laryngeal System The Supralaryngeal System     The Jaw     The Tongue     The Lips     The Teeth Variation in Vocal Tract Anatomy Speech Motor Control Technologies for the Study of Phonetics     X-ray Imaging     Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)     Electromagnetic Articulography (EMA)     Ultrasound Imaging     Electropalatography (EPG)     Fiber-optic Endoscopy     Aerodynamic Analysis     Acoustic Analysis Conclusion Chapter Summary Exercises Chapter 4. Vowels: Monophthongs and Diphthongs Introduction Vowel Articulation     Tongue Height (the High–Low Dimension of Tongue Position)     Tongue Advancement (the Front-Back Dimension of Tongue Position)     Tense versus Lax Vowels     Exercise: Is the Vowel Tense or Lax?     Lip Configuration (Rounding)     Exercise: Is the Vowel Rounded or Unrounded?     Vowel Description: Tongue Height, Tongue Advancement, Tenseness, and Lip Rounding     Lateral Tongue Bracing     Nasalization The Front Vowels     Vowel /i/ (He)          Articulatory Description: High, Front, Tense, and Unrounded Vowel         Transcription Words     Vowel /ɪ/ (Hid)         Articulatory Description: High-Mid, Front, Lax, and Unrounded Vowel         Transcription Words     Vowel /e/ (Say)         Articulatory Description: Mid, Front, Tense, and Unrounded Vowel         Transcription Words     Vowel /ɛ/, Sometimes Called “Epsilon” (Head)         Articulatory Description: Low-Mid, Front, Lax, and Unrounded Vowel         Transcription Words     Vowel /æ/, Sometimes Called “Ash” (Had)         Articulatory Description: Low, Front, Lax, and Unrounded Vowel         Transcription Words The Back Vowels     Vowel /u/ (Who)         Articulatory Description: High, Back, Tense, and Rounded Vowel         Special Considerations         Transcription Words     Vowel /ʊ/, Sometimes Called “Upsilon” (Hook)         Articulatory Description: High-Mid, Back, Lax, and Rounded Vowel         Transcription Words     Vowel /o/ (Boat)         Articulatory Description: Mid, Back, Tense, and Rounded Vowel         Transcription Words     Vowel /ɔ/, Sometimes Called “Open o” or “Backwards c” (Hall)         Articulatory Description: Low-Mid, Back, Tense, and Rounded Vowel         Transcription Words     Vowel /ɑ/, Sometimes Called “Script a” (Hot)         Articulatory Description: Low, Back, Tense, and Unrounded Vowel         Transcription Words The Central Vowels and Rhotic Vowels     Vowel /ʌ/, Sometimes Called “Turned V,” “Wedge,” or “Caret” (Hub)         Articulatory Description: Low-Mid, Back-Central, Lax, and Unrounded Vowel         Transcription Words     Vowel /ə/, Sometimes Called “Schwa” (first syllable in Above)         Articulatory Description: Mid-Central, Lax, and Unrounded Vowel         Transcription Words     Vowel /ɝ/), Sometimes Called “Stressed Schwar” (Her)         Articulatory Description: Mid-Central, Tense, and Rounded Vowel         Transcription Words     Vowel /ɚ/, Sometimes Called “Schwar” (Mother)         Articulatory Description: Mid-Central, Lax, and Rounded Vowel         Transcription Words         Transcription Words with Both Stressed /ɝ/ and Unstressed /ɚ/ Other Vowels with R-Coloring     R-Colored Vowel /ɑɹ/ (Far)         Articulatory Summary for /ɑɹ/         Transcription Words     R-Colored Vowel /ɔɹ/ (Four)         Articulatory Summary for /ɔɹ/         Transcription Words     R-Colored Vowel /ɪɹ/ (Fear)         Articulatory Summary for /ɪɹ/         Transcription Words     R-colored Vowel /ɛɹ/ (Fair)         Articulatory Summary for /ɛɹ/         Transcription Words Cardinal Vowels Three-Dimensional Grid of Vowel Production in American English Diphthongs     Phonemic and Nonphonemic Diphthongs Phonemic Diphthongs     Diphthong /a͡ɪ/ (Bye; Figure 4-23)         Articulatory Summary for /a͡ɪ/         Transcription Words     Diphthong /ɔ͡ɪ/ (Boy; Figure 4-23)         Articulatory Summary for /ɔ͡ɪ/         Transcription Words     Diphthong /a͡ʊ/ (Bough; Figure 4-23)         Articulatory Summary for /a͡ʊ/         Transcription Words Nonphonemic Diphthongs     Exercise: Identifying Diphthongs Allographs of the Vowel Phonemes of English Vowels Around the World     The Many Roles of Vowels The Acoustic Properties of Vowels     The Vocal Tract as a Resonator     The Spectrum and Spectrogram     Vowel Formant Patterns     Applications of Vowel Acoustics     Effects of Language and Dialect on Vowel Acoustics Conclusion Chapter Summary Exercises Chapter 5. Consonants Manner of Articulation     Stops         Stops—Articulatory Summary     Fricatives         Fricatives—Articulatory Summary     Affricates/         Affricates—Articulatory Summary     Nasals         Nasals—Articulatory Summary     Liquids         Liquids—Articulatory Summary     Glides         Glides—Articulatory Summary Place of Articulation The Voicing Feature Consonants by Manner, Place, and Voicing Transcribing Stop Consonants     Bilabial Stops: /b/ and /p/     Alveolar Stops: /t/ and /d/     Alveolar Flap: [ɾ]     Velar stops: /k/ and /ɡ/     Glottal stop: [ʔ] Transcribing Fricative and Affricative Consonants     Labiodental Fricatives: /f/ and /v/     Interdental (or Dental) Fricatives: /θ/ and /ð/     Alveolar Fricatives: /s/ and /z/     Palatal Fricatives: /ʃ/ and /ʒ/     Glottal Fricative: /h/     Palatal Affricates: /t͡ʃ/ and /d͡ʒ/  Transcribing Nasal Consonants     Bilabial Nasal: /m/     Alveolar Nasal: /n/     Velar Nasal: /ŋ/ Transcribing Liquid Consonants     Alveolar Lateral Liquid: /l/     Palatal Rhotic Liquid: /ɹ/ Transcribing Glides     Labiovelar Glide: /w/     Palatal Glide: /j/ Frequency of Occurrence of Place of Consonant Articulation Summary Classification of Consonants in American English Consonant Acoustics     Acoustic Features of Consonant Classes         Stops         Fricatives         Affricates         Nasals         Liquids         Glides     Effects of Speaker Age and Sex on Consonant Acoustics     Sounds in Sequence Conclusion Chapter Summary Exercises Chapter 6. Suprasegmentals and Prosody The Units of Prosody     Syllables         Phonemes within Syllables     The Prosodic Foot     The Intonational Phrase     Intonation Stress     Lexical Stress     Lexical Stress Marking in the IPA     Reduction     Stress Beyond the Word Level         Contrastive Stress         New versus Given Information Rhythm and Timing     Rhythm     Timing Juncture     Pause     Boundary or Edge Effects Symbols to Mark Timing, Juncture, and Intonation     Lengthened [siː]     Shortened [wĭ]     Close Juncture [la͡ɪtha͡ʊs]      Open Juncture [ənaɪs+mæn] versus [ən+aɪsmæn]      Internal Open Juncture [hɛlpǀsu]     Falling Terminal Juncture [tudeɪꜜ]     Rising Terminal Juncture [tudeɪꜛ]     Checked or Held Juncture [tudeɪ→]     Selected Extensions to the International Phonetic Alphabet Paralinguistics Registers     Infant-Directed Speech     Clear Speech     Other Prosodic Variations Dialectal Variation of Prosody Prosody in Typical and Atypical Development of Speech and Language Clinical Assessment of Prosody     Crystal’s Prosody Profile (PROP)     Shriberg, Kwiatkowski, and Rasmussen’s Prosody-Voice Screening Profile (PVSP)     Profiling Elements of Prosodic Systems—Child Version (PEPS-C) An Integrated View of Suprasegmentals Conclusion Chapter Summary Exercises Chapter 7. Narrow Transcription Phonemes and Allophones Uses of Narrow Transcription Coarticulation Diacritics Used to Represent Coarticulation Nasal Symbols Nasalized [mæ̃n]     Lip Symbols     Labialized Consonant [kʷwin] Tongue Symbols     Dentalized [wɪd̪θ]     Palatalized [sʲtɹit]     Velarized [fiɫ]     Fronted or Advanced [k̟ɪt]     Retracted [s̠tɹit] Voice-Related Symbols     Partially Voiced [æbs̬ɪnt]     Partially Devoiced [dɔɡ̥]     Glottalized (or Creaky Voice) [bɑ̰ks]     Breathy (or Murmured) [pli̤z] Stop Release Symbols     Aspirated [tʰɑp]     Unaspirated [st=ɑp]     Unreleased [lip̚] Syllabic Symbol Conclusion Chapter Summary Exercises Chapter 8. Practicing Broad and Narrow Transcription of Children’s Speech Introduction Diacritics for Clinical or Developmental Variation Preparing to Practice Clinical Transcription Part A: Transcription of Stop Sound Changes Training Modules: Stops     Stops Module 1: Stop Substitutions     Stops Module 2: Stop Deletions     Stops Module 3: Glottal Stop Substitutions     Stops Module 4: Voicing of Voiceless Stops     Stops Module 5: Devoicing of Voiced Stops     Stops Module 6: Frictionalized Stops     Stops Module 7: Summary Quiz Part B: Transcription of Fricative and Affricate Sound Changes     Description of Fricatives     Distribution and Frequency of Occurrence of Fricatives and Affricates Training Modules: Fricatives and Affricates     Overview         Stopping         Place Substitutions         Deletions         Voicing Changes         Distortions         Summary     Fricatives and Affricates Module 1: Nonsibilant Fricative Substitutions      Fricatives and Affricates Module 2: Sibilant Fricative and Affricate Substitutions     Fricatives and Affricates Module 3: Fricative Deletions     Fricatives and Affricates Module 4: Fricative and Affricate Voicing Changes     Fricatives and Affricates Module 5: Dentalized Sibilants     Fricatives and Affricates Module 6: Lateralized Sibilants     Fricatives and Affricates Module 7: Palatalized Sibilants     Whistled (or Hissed)     Fricatives and Affricates Module 8: Sibilants Quiz     Fricatives and Affricates Module 9: Summary Quiz Part C: Transcription of Glide and Liquid Changes     Description of Glides and Liquids     Distribution and Frequency  Training Modules: Glides and Liquids     Glides and Liquids Module 1: Glide Changes     Glides and Liquids Module 2: /l/ Substitutions     Glides and Liquids Module 3: Velarized /l/     Trilled rhotic /r/     Glides and Liquids Module 4: Derhotacized /ɹ/, /ɝ/, /ɚ/     Derhotacized [ɹ̮ɛd]     Glides and Liquids Module 5: Velarized /ɹ/     Glides and Liquids Module 6: /ɹ/ Quiz     Glides and Liquids Module 7: Summary Quiz Part D: Transcription of Nasal Sound Changes Training Modules: Nasals     Nasals Module 1: Nasal Deletions     Nasals Module 2: Summary Quiz Part E: Transcription of Vowel Sound Changes Training Modules: Vowels     Vowels Module 1: Vowel Substitutions     Vowels Module 2: Vowel Modifications         Rounded and Unrounded Production [swi̹t]; [du̜d]         Fronted/Advanced and Backed/Retracted Production [hɑ̟t]; [sæ̠d]         Raised and Lowered Production[sɛ̝t]; [bɛ̞d]     Vowels Module 3: Central Vowels     Vowels Module 4: Vowel Substitutions, Modifications, and Central Vowels     Vowels Module 5: Vowel Additions     Vowels Module 6: Vowel Lengthening [biːd]     Vowels Module 7: Vowel Nasalization     Vowels Module 8: Summary Quiz Other Symbols used in Clinical Transcription     Synchronic Tie     Unintelligible Syllable     Questionable Segment Grand Quiz Chapter 9. Preparing to Collect and Transcribe Clinical Speech Samples Eliciting and Recording Speech Samples     Recording Equipment         Microphones         Digital Recording Options     The Recording Environment     Eliciting the Sample Factors that Influence Scoring and Transcription     Client Factors         Age and Behavior         Individual Speaking Characteristics         Intelligibility         Phonetic Variation     Task Factors         Linguistic Context         Response Requirements         Judgment Bias Approaches to Clinical Transcription and Scoring     Transcription and Scoring Systems     What Level of Detail Should Be Represented?         Broad versus Narrow Transcription         How Much of the Data Should Be Transcribed Live versus Transcribed Later from Audio or Video Recordings? The Process of Scoring or Transcription     Should I Use Video Recording?     Should I Use Headphones?     Should I Preview the Recording?     What if I’m Not Sure What I’m Hearing?     How Many Times Should I Listen?     What Are Some Strategies for Difficult Words?     Some Final Suggestions Conclusion Chapter 10. Phonetics in the Clinical Setting Single-Word Tests of Articulation and Phonology Transcribing Nonwords Two-Way Scoring and Deep Testing Two-Way Scoring in Larger Speech Samples     Rating /s/ in Continuous Speech     Rating Rhotics in Continuous Speech Transcription in Larger Speech Samples     Transcribing Imitated Phrases     Transcribing Read Sentences     Transcribing All Sounds in Continuous Speech  Transcribing Children with Motor Speech Disorders     Motor Speech Disorders: Imitated Single Words     Motor Speech Disorders: Imitated Words in Phrases     Motor Speech Disorders: Imitated Sentences     Motor Speech Disorders: Conversational Speech Conclusion Chapter 11. Transcribing Phonetic Variation Introduction Part A: Transcribing Regional Variation in American English Southern American English     Location     Major Features  Western American English     Location     Major Features  Midland American English     Location     Major Features Northern American English      Location     Major Features Northeastern Varieties of American English     Location     Major Features Practice Discriminating Regional Variation in Vowels Regional Variation in Consonants Socioprosodics International Englishes Part B: African American English     Origins of AAE     Clinical and Educational Considerations Major Features of AAE Part C: Transcribing Multilingual Speakers     Working with Speakers from Unfamiliar Language Backgrounds     Transfer from Spanish to English Features of Spanish-influenced English Conclusion Further Reading Online Resources Transcription Trainings Appendices Appendix A-1. The International Phonetic Alphabet (Revised to 2020) Appendix A-2. extIPA Symbols for Disordered Speech Appendix B-1. Proportional Occurrence of Vowels in American English for Adults and Children Appendix B-2. Proportional Occurrence of Consonant Phonemes in the Speech of Adults and Children Glossary Answers to Chapter Summary Exercises References Index

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Lawrence D. Shriberg, PhD, (1939–2024) was Professor Emeritus of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was Principal Investigator of the Phonology Project, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison and conducted research centered on genetic and other bases of pediatric speech sound disorders of known and unknown origin. Goals of the research, using a framework termed the Speech Disorders Classification System, were to develop behavioral markers that can identify biomarkers and explicate the causal pathways of pediatric speech sound dis- orders. Among the many awards he received were Honors of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Alfred K. Kawana Council of Editors Award, and the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Kansas Medical Center. Raymond D. Kent, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research interests include speech development, motor speech disorders, and instrumental methods of speech assessment. He has authored or edited 19 books, including: The Acoustic Analysis of Speech (with Charles Read), Reference Manual for Communicative Sciences and Disorders: Handbook of Voice Quality Measurement (with Martin J. Ball), The MIT Encyclopedia of Communication Disorders, and Handbook on Children’s Speech. He served as editor of the Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, associate founding editor of Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, and associate editor of Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica. Tara McAllister, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at New York University. She has published over 70 peer- reviewed papers spanning the disciplines of linguistics and speech-language pathology. Her research aims to understand how speech skills are acquired in both typical and clinical populations, and why developmental speech patterns resolve in some individuals but persist in others. She also directs the BITS (Biofeedback Intervention Technology for Speech) Lab at NYU, which develops and tests tools to provide visual biofeedback for persistent speech sound errors in children. Jonathan L. Preston, PhD, is a Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Syracuse University and is a Fellow of the American Speech- Language-Hearing Association. He has coauthored numerous publications focusing on phonetic, phonological, and neurobiological characteristics of children with speech sound disorders. In his current position, he teaches coursework on phonetics and speech sound disorders, and he conducts clinical research on assessment and treatment of speech sound disorders, including residual speech errors and childhood apraxia of speech. Marisha Speights, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at North- western University. A speech-language pathologist and pediatric speech scientist, her research focuses on articulatory and acoustic phonetics, child speech production, and early detection of speech disorders. She directs the Pediatric Speech Technologies and Acoustics Research Lab, which uses large-scale speech data, acoustic analysis, and artificial intelligence (AI) to develop scalable tools for automated screening and assessment. Her work bridges clinical practice and technology to improve access to speech and language services for young children. She has taught phonetics and pediatric speech sound disorders for over a decade, and her publications in journals such as PLOS Digital Health, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, and Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics feature tools for phonetic transcription and automated analysis of child speech.

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