TY - BOOK ID - 5266119 TI - English transcription course AU - Garcia Lecumberri, M. Luisa AU - Maidment, John A. PY - 2000 SN - 034075978X 1138131350 9786613945860 1444165631 1283633418 0203784464 1134664303 9780340759783 PB - London : Arnold, DB - UniCat KW - English language KW - Anglais (Langue) KW - Transcription KW - Phonetic transcriptions KW - Transcriptions phonétiques KW - -English language KW - -Germanic languages KW - -Phonetic transcriptions KW - Transcriptions phonétiques KW - Spoken English KW - Germanic languages KW - English language - Transcription KW - English language - Phonetic transcriptions KW - Transcription. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5266119 AB - Have you ever been confused by the fact that the words 'though' and 'bough' are pronounced differently, or frustrated by the realisation that 'hint' and 'pint' don't rhyme? It is well known that the spelling system of English is notoriously unhelpful as an indicator of how to pronounce English words. Spoken and written representations of English are mutually inconsistent, making it difficult to interpret the 'logic' of the language. Learning to transcribe English phonetically, however, provides an accurate visual interpretation of pronunciation: it helps you to realise what you actually say, r ER -