Author: Cohen, Antonie.
Title: The Phonemes of English: A Phonemic Study of the Vowels and Consonants of Standard English.
Description: 's-Gravenhage, Drukkerij M. Uleman, 1952. Sewn. Publisher's original printed paper covers. 24x15cm (6),127 pp Thesis. University of Amsterdam. List of theses included (in Dutch). With bibliographical references, authors-, name and subject-index. First edition of a known work in the field that saw several reprints. 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. A few library marks on preliminaries, ticket on spine. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good.

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