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Yayang Anjarsit

1200966/2012

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Review 1

Book Review

English Phonetics And Phonology : For Indonesians

Writer : Soenjoyo Dardjowijojo

Published On : 2009

Firs Edition : July 2009

Published By : Yayasan Obor Indonesia

Cover Design : Iksara Bantu

Page : 210, 17,5x25 Cm

The book explain about phonology. Phonology is the study of how the sounds are produced. This book explain about the specific ways to know how the sounds are produced.in this book is also explain about the differentiate between phonology and phonetic. It also shows about the differentiate in Indonesians pronunciation with English pronunciation.

Phonology and phonetic are different. Especially in the focus of the study. In phonology we talk about how the sounds are release and arranged when used in the actual speech, but phonetic focus on the formation, production,and perception of the sounds. In phonology, will explain about the speech mechanism. It is about the way how we produce the sounds. We know the part of our oral that use for speech.

Phonology also talk about many consonants that use in any language that have different features. in this book also classification about the sounds into the sate of the glottis. Manner of the articulation, and also about the place. After know about that the students can analyze the differentiate between each consonants. In English have 24 consonants, but in this book will explain about some consonants that use in another language. Besides that this book also explains about the production of the English vowels and also talk about the problem in describing the English vowels.

In this book also explain about  the distinctive feature of the consonants and the vowels. Instead it talk about the distinctive feature of the word. Beside that it also talk about the clusters, diphthongs, and syllable structure. Stress and intonation are also explained in this book. It is explained more specific.

This book is good for students to learn about phonology. The materials or the lesson on this book are explained clearly. It analyzes the phonology more specific and complete by the example. The book also contains with the picture, so the students will more understand when they learn about the lesson. Especially about the speech mechanism and also about the consonants and the vowels. Because to understand it, students need to know about the part of the place of the oral cavity.

The book have good materials, but there are some part of the book that need more information and classification. In this book, especially in the part that study about consonants, students need some classification. Maybe the writer can show it in some table, so the students will more understand.

This book is good and it is very important for students to have this book as their references book. I think this book can be the good book for the students to get more knowledge and more understand with the the sounds produce in English. It also good for students to make them easier when they learn about phonology.