The breakdown favors native English speakers, (and American ones in the US edition, at least) first providing a clear description of the phonetics of English including prosodic features, consonants, and vowels before moving on to all other sound systems. It is an excellent volume covering just about every element one must know to have a solid base in phonetics. It is fantastically complete given th Ladefoged's "A Course in Phonetics" is one of the most well-known and best phonetics books around. Ladefoged's "A Course in Phonetics" is one of the most well-known and best phonetics books around.
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