English Articulatory Phonetics is a comprehensive coursebook for first-year university students studying English as a Foreign Language. Spanning two semesters, it focuses on teaching the intricacies of English phonetics and the 'Received Pronunciation' (RP) accent. The coursebook is structured into six interconnected units, each with lessons, self-assessment exercises, and answer keys. Units cover topics from fundamental concepts to the anatomy of speech production and RP phonemes. The final unit addresses syllable structure and word stress rules. Additional resources include poems for pronunciation practice, abbreviations, a glossary, and further reading suggestions
1. Preliminaries
2. Introduction to Phonetics
3. Human Speech Mechanism
4. RP English Vowels
5. RP English Consonants
6. Syllable Structure and Word Stress
7. Poems to improve Pronunciation in RP English
8. List of Abbreviations
9. Glossary of Terms
10. References/ Suggested Readings List