German for Singers: A Textbook of Diction and Phonetics [2 ed.] 0028646010, 9780028646015
First published in 1981, "German for Singers" remains an effective and authoritative guide to German diction f
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English Pages 169 [184] Year 1997
Table of contents :
Title Page
Contents
Preface
CD Tracks
Alphabetical Index
Part One: Phonetics
1. Introduction to Phonetics
The IPA
Variations in Sounds
2. Transcribing Sounds
The Symbols
Vowels
Consonants
3. Describing Sounds; Articulatory Phonetics
Consonants
Vowels
Part Two: The Sounds of German
4. Introduction
Organization
Standard Reference
General Rules
5. The Sounds of r, ch
Section 1: r, rr
Section 2: ch
6. Monophthongs: Part I
Diphthongization
Quality
Length
Rules on Length
Notes
1: i
2: ü, y
3. e
3a. Unstressed e
4. ö
5. o
6. u
7. Word Structure
1. Structural Elements
2. Pronunciation Problems
Vowel Length
Unvoicing
Consonant Clusters
Glottal Stop
8. The Sounds of b, d, g
b, bb
d, dt, dd
g, ig, gn, gg
9. Monophthongs: Part II
a
ä
10. The Sounds of s and Its Combinations
s, ß, ss
st, sp
sch
11. Diphthongs
au
ei
eu, äu
Other Vowel Combinations
12. The Sounds of l, r
l, ll
r, rr
13. The Sounds of h, j
h
j
14. The Sounds of z, p, t, k, x, qu
z, zz, tz
p, pp, pf, ps, ph
t, tt, th, tsch, ti
k, kn, ck, kk
x
qu
15. The Sounds of c
c
ch
chs
16. The Sounds of w, v, f
w
v
f, ff
17. The Sounds of m, n
m, mm
n, nn, ng, nk
Appendix A. Charts
Appendix B. Additional Song Texts
Appendix C: German Pronunciation of Latin
Vowels
Consonants
Title Page
Contents
Preface
CD Tracks
Alphabetical Index
Part One: Phonetics
1. Introduction to Phonetics
The IPA
Variations in Sounds
2. Transcribing Sounds
The Symbols
Vowels
Consonants
3. Describing Sounds; Articulatory Phonetics
Consonants
Vowels
Part Two: The Sounds of German
4. Introduction
Organization
Standard Reference
General Rules
5. The Sounds of r, ch
Section 1: r, rr
Section 2: ch
6. Monophthongs: Part I
Diphthongization
Quality
Length
Rules on Length
Notes
1: i
2: ü, y
3. e
3a. Unstressed e
4. ö
5. o
6. u
7. Word Structure
1. Structural Elements
2. Pronunciation Problems
Vowel Length
Unvoicing
Consonant Clusters
Glottal Stop
8. The Sounds of b, d, g
b, bb
d, dt, dd
g, ig, gn, gg
9. Monophthongs: Part II
a
ä
10. The Sounds of s and Its Combinations
s, ß, ss
st, sp
sch
11. Diphthongs
au
ei
eu, äu
Other Vowel Combinations
12. The Sounds of l, r
l, ll
r, rr
13. The Sounds of h, j
h
j
14. The Sounds of z, p, t, k, x, qu
z, zz, tz
p, pp, pf, ps, ph
t, tt, th, tsch, ti
k, kn, ck, kk
x
qu
15. The Sounds of c
c
ch
chs
16. The Sounds of w, v, f
w
v
f, ff
17. The Sounds of m, n
m, mm
n, nn, ng, nk
Appendix A. Charts
Appendix B. Additional Song Texts
Appendix C: German Pronunciation of Latin
Vowels
Consonants
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