The book will continue to cover the equivalent of an introductory course in English Phonology and would be suitable as partial coverage on courses such as: Edinburgh, LASC1109: Introduction to Phonology This course introduces students to the theoretical study of phonology with a focus on English. The course is intended for students who have no previous experience of studying phonology or phonetics. Three main reference dialects will be studied, namely (in order of priority) Standard Southern British English, Standard Scottish English and General American English. Concepts relating to phonological description and analysis will be studied in the context of current linguistic theory. Dr Michael Ramsammy Edinburgh, LEL2A (LASC08017): Linguistic Theory and the Structure of English The course explores the linguistic structure of Modern English in relation to central issues in linguistic theory. There are three blocks of teaching covering the phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics of English. Professor Heinz Giegerich Current course use: The first edition appears to be on reading lists for core and recommended reading at institutions such as Leeds, York, Manchester, Kent, and Aberdeen and on their introduction to language and linguistics courses and undergraduate Y1/Y22 phonology and sounds of English modules. Looking at the sales data export sales also suggest the book has had significant course pick up in Denmark, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Pakistan and Libya.

I''m aware that the first edition is recommended reading on the following courses for example: University of Leeds, MODL1060: Structure and Sound Recommended This module introduces students to the scientific study of language structure and speech sounds. It covers core concepts in linguistics and phonetics, focusing on how speech sounds are produced (phonetics) and function as part of the sound systems of languages (phonology), on the internal structure of words (morphology) and on the internal structure of sentences (syntax). Students will be confronted with data from a wide range of languages and learn to analyse structural aspects of the languages'' grammars and physical aspects of their sounds. Students will gain insights into how language and speech work, and how language and speech patterns vary across the world''s languages. Dr Leendert Plug University of York, L09C (LAN0009C): Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology Recommended At the end of this module: You will be familiar with the basic symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet, including all those symbols needed to describe English You will know the terminology appropriate to the description of consonants and vowels, including the parameters of description on the IPA chart You will understand something of the relationship between the sounds of speech and the abstract linguistic system that underlies them, as well as the relationship of phonetics and phonology to the wider linguistic system You will understand the basic structure of sound systems across languages, and the ways in which this is established analytically You will know some of the types of unit that are commonly used in phonology, such as phonemes and feature You will be familiar with some common phonological phenomena and formal accounts of them, including a range of notational devices such as rules and hierarchical representation Dr Sam Helmuth University of Manchester, LALC10221A: Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology - The Sounds of English Recommended This course unit is designed to introduce students to basic concepts in phonetics and phonology, and to enable them to apply these in practical work on English. Dr Wiebke Brockhaus-Grand University of Kent, LL310: Foundations of English 1 - Sounds and Words Core The module will begin by offering a basic introduction to the description of speech sounds, with emphasis on those used in English and detailed descriptions first of consonants, and then of vowels. The gaps between sound and orthography will be highlighted as the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) symbols are learned. The course will then move from phonetics (the study of speech sounds) to phonology (the study of the sound systems in language), focusing on the phonotactics (rules of co-occurrence) and general phonological rules of English.

Students will use this knowledge to explore and describe different accents of English. From phonology, the module moves to morphology (the study of word-structure), highlighting the differences between derivational and inflectional morphology, and introducing analytical concepts such as the morpheme and allomorphy, and critically evaluating descriptive models such as word and paradigm, item-and-process and item-and-arrangement grammars. Dr A Lengeris University of Pennsylvania, LING?230: Sound Structure of Language Recommended An introduction to phonetics and phonology. Topics include articulatory phonetics (the anatomy of the vocal tract; how speech sounds are produced); transcription (conventions for representing the sounds of the world''s languages); classification (how speech sounds are classified and represented cognitively through distinctive features); phonology (the grammar of speech sounds in various languages: their patterning and interaction) and syllable structure and its role in phonology.