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HowarethesoundsofGermanproduced?HowdoGermanspeakersstresstheirwords?HowhavethesoundsofGermandevelopedovertime?ThisbookprovidesaclearintroductiontothesoundsofGerman,designedparticularlyforEnglish-speakingstudentsofthelanguage.Topicscoveredincludetheroleoftheorgansofspeech,thestateofthevocalcordsandthedifferencesbetweenvowelsandconsonants.Thearticulation,distribution,spellingandthemajorvariantsofeachsoundareexaminedindetail.ThebookalsodiscussestheregionaldifferencesbetweendialectsandbetweenthenationalstandardvarietiesinGermany,AustriaandSwitzerland.Studentsareencouragedtoputtheoryintopracticewithendofchapterquestions.SettingasolidfoundationinthedescriptionandanalysisofGermansounds,TheSoundsofGermanwillhelpstudentsimprovetheirpronunciationofthelanguagebyintroducingthemtothebasicsofitssoundsystem.