The Phonetics of Malay

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-108-93192-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 75 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 125 g

Reihe: Elements in Phonetics

Malay is one of the major languages in the world, but there has been relatively little detailed research on its phonetics. This Element provides an overview of existing descriptions of the pronunciation of Standard Malay before briefly considering the pronunciation of some dialects of Malay. It then introduces materials that may be used for studying the phonetics of Malay: a short text, the NWS passage; and a map-task, to generate conversational data. Based on recordings using these materials by two female and two male consultants who are academics at Universiti Brunei Darussalam, the Element next offers an acoustic analysis of the consonants and vowels of Malay, the syllable structure arising from fast speech processes, as well as the rhythm and intonation of the Standard Malay that is spoken in Brunei. Finally, it suggests directions for further research on the phonetics of Malay.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Deterding, David

Gardiner, Ishamina Athirah

Noorashid, Najib

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. Existing research; 3. Varieties of Malay; 4. Materials for research on Malay; 5. Acoustic analysis of the pronunciation of Malay; 6. Future research; Appendix 1: The NWS passage; Appendix 2: The map task.