tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post5194325406332719998..comments2023-07-06T06:03:42.275+02:00Comments on Alex's phonetic thoughts: New English File AdvancedAlex Rotatorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15221253493502707131noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-29025324127314410272011-07-13T11:16:53.805+02:002011-07-13T11:16:53.805+02:00@Pacheco:
I very much prefer "New English Fi...@Pacheco:<br /><br />I very much prefer "New English File", although "Face2Face" is good, too. <br />I don't know the other course book, unfortunately.Alex Rotatorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221253493502707131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-33857511116851941952011-07-13T11:02:08.795+02:002011-07-13T11:02:08.795+02:00Phonetics aside, do you know the old "Cambrid...Phonetics aside, do you know the old "Cambridge Advanced English" by Leo Jones, and also "face2face Advanced"? If so, which of the three books would you say is best? <br />Thanks, Alex.Pacheconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-92041567860332571822011-07-13T05:08:40.576+02:002011-07-13T05:08:40.576+02:00@Alex:
Exactly.@Alex:<br /><br />Exactly.vphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647609487352038948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-54655475647842751492011-07-12T16:56:25.264+02:002011-07-12T16:56:25.264+02:00"In French, stress is predictable, falling o..."In French, stress is predictable, falling on the final syllable of any word or phrase if pronounced in isolation, or on the final syllable of each intonation group in connected speech."<br /><br />B.Collins and I.Mees, "Practical Phonetics and Phonology", 2008, p.219.Alex Rotatorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221253493502707131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458071334276688877.post-79334893576395403322011-07-12T16:48:29.766+02:002011-07-12T16:48:29.766+02:00Stress in French is usually analyzed as being a pr...Stress in French is usually analyzed as being a property of phrases rather than individual words, so I don't think your claim about French stress is quite correct: see e.g. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=al0CrihFf7YC&lpg=PA31&dq=%22french%20phonology%22&pg=PA178#v=snippet&q=%22stress%20in%20french%20is%20considered%22&f=false" rel="nofollow">here</a>.vphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647609487352038948noreply@blogger.com