在我们的英语教学中，英语语音学一直是被忽略和不重视的。我们往往意识不到它的重要性和必要性，在英语的学习部分中几乎没有语音学的一席之地。本书书将为我们介绍英语语音学的应用，帮助我们掌握正确有效的英语学习方法，是一本不可多得的好书。

Foreword

Preface to the Second Edition

Chapter Ⅰ Introduction

 1.1 General Theory

 1.2 Received Pronunciation and Variant Pronunciations

 1.3 Styles of Pronunciation

 1.4 Phonetic Transcription

Chapter Ⅱ Bases of Speech-Sounds

 2.1 The Physiological Basis

 2.2 The Physical Basis

 2.3 The Social Basis

Chapter Ⅲ English Phonemes

 3.1 General Classification of English Phonemes

 3.2 Vowel Phonemes in Isolation

 3.3 Consonant Phonemes in Isolation

Chapter Ⅳ Phonemes in Combination

 4.1 The Syllable Theories

 4.2 The Syllable Construction

 4.3 The Syllable Division

Chapter Ⅴ Sound-Changes

 5.1 Similitude

 5.2 Assimilation

 5.3 Elision

 5.4 Weakening

 5.5 Linking (Liaison)

Chapter Ⅵ Prosodic Features

 6.1 Length (or Quantity)

 6.2 Stress (or Intensity)

 6.3 Intonation (or Pitch)

 6.4 Selections for Reading/Speaking Practice

 6.5 Exercises and Review

Afterword

Supplements

1. Lancashire, Yorkshire and Scotch Dialects

2. American English Pronunciation

3. Reference Books

4. English Chinese Phonetic Vocabulary