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"This chapter presents the sounds of German: vowels, consonants, diphthongs, and glides, along with the relevant phonetic symbols, and explains diacritical marks (umlaut), vowel length, basic word structure, and word stress. More detail about word structure is presented later in the chapter, specifically information about prefixes and suffixes and how they affect words stress and vowel quality. It presents and discusses words of non-Germanic origin, which function quite differently from words of Germanic origin, and presents monosyllabic words and polysyllabic words that are exceptions to usual patterns. There are extensive examples of words with translations and phonetic transcriptions, as well as musical examples. It discusses usage of glottal separation in German speech and singing. Problematic sequences of consonant sounds are presented and discussed, with practical suggestions for their execution. Resources for German and sample vocal texts with phonetic transcriptions and translations are provided. There are several exercises interspersed throughout the chapter." --
An introduction to individual sounds -- Italian diction. International Phonetic Alphabet symbols for Italian ; Italian vowel letters : Vowels and glides ; Italian diacritical marks ; Italian syllabification ; Italian word stress ; Vowel length in Italian ; Apocopation ; Italian diphthongs and triphthongs ; Phrasal diphthongs and triphthongs ; Italian consonants ; Consonant combinations and their sounds ; Single and Double consonants in Italian ; Characteristics of double consonants ; More about vowels ; Ambiguous spellings : is it a vowel or a glide? /​i͜ːo/​ /​i͜ːa/​ vs. /​jo/​ /​ja/​ ; Phrasal doubling in Italian ; Articulating double consonants in singing ; Singing consonant clusters ; Musical settings of Italian diphthongs ; Italian diphthongs: vowel distribution in singing ; Musical settings of Italian triphthongs ; Vowel distribution in singing phrasal diphthongs ; Patterns of phrasal triphthongs in Italian ; Italian text underlay in scores ; Other possible assimilations of n ; Resources for Italian ; Sample texts ; Appendix: Guidelines for determining open and close e and o in the stressed syllable -- German diction. International Phonetic Alphabet symbols for German ; The umlaut ; Eszett ; A note on German r sounds ; Word origin : Germanic and Non-​Germanic ; German vowel sounds and vowel length ; Word stem, word stress, vowel length ; Specific vowel sounds in German ; German mixed vowels ; German diphthongs and adjacent vowels ; The glides /​ʝ/​ and /​j/​ ; German consonant sounds ; Other consonant combinations ; Double consonants in German ; More about German vowels-​exceptions and irregularities ; More about syllabic stress and vowel length ; More about German word structure ; Summary of German suffixes ; German verb endings ; Changing vowels in verbs ; Summary Of monosyllabic (and some polysyllabic) words ; Words of Non-​Germanic Origin ; Glottal separation in German ; Glottal separation versus legato connection in singing German ; Phrasal consonant clusters in German ; Possible assimilation of consonant sounds in German ; Resources for German ; Sample texts -- French diction. International Phonetic Alphabet symbols for French ; French diacritical marks ; Terminology related to the legato flow of French ; A note about the syllabification of French words ; Word stress in French ; Vowel length in French ; French vowel sounds and how they are spelled ; Mixed vowels in French ; Fine points concerning /​œ/​ and /​ø/​ ; Vocalic harmonization and e moyen /​ eu moyen ; Nasal vowels ; Incorrect sounding of n and m in nasal vowels ; Glides in French ; French consonants ; Connecting sounds in French : enchaînement, elision, liaison ; French syllabification ; Musical settings of mute e ; Tied note notation with mute e ; Musical settings of glides ; Resources for French ; Sample texts ; Bibliography ; Index of sounds by spelling ; General index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]