Cohen, Antonie - The Phonemes of English: A Phonemic Study of the Vowels and Consonants of Standard English

Den Haag, Drukkerij M. Uleman, 1952. orig.wrappers. 24x15cm, (6),127 pp, University of Amsterdam doctoral dissertation.. Some minor rubbing, a small stain to spine edge & rear cover,VG. ¶ Contents: Problems Connected with Phonemic Analysis: Fundamental Points; Significant Function of Sounds; Phonemes & their Interpretation; The Positive Factor in the Habits of the Phoneme; Consonant & Vowel Phonemes; The Consonant Phonemes of English: Inventory: 'Plosives'; 'Affricates'; ' Nasals' & 'Laterals'; 'Fricatives'; 'Semi-Vowels'; Classification: Synchronic v. Diachronic Method; The Problem of Foreign Words; Initial Clusters; Final Clusters; Medial Clusters; Corollary; The Vowel Phonemes of English: The So-called 'Short' of 'Checked' Words; Long versus Short; ' Long ' Vowels; Diphthongs; 'Centring Diphthongs'; Corollary; Appendix.