The proposed textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to key aspects in phonetics and phonology with a special focus on the sound pattern of English. Both segmental and suprasegmental aspects of the language are explored and several of the main concepts of phonetics and phonology are discussed in relation to English, Greek, but also other languages. Initially, students are introduced to the study of phonetics. The vocal tract and the articulation of consonants (place, manner, voicing) and vowels (tongue height, tongue backness, rounding) is explained. The need for a one-to-one correspondence between sounds and symbols is addressed, accompanied by the presentation of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Special reference to the sounds of English and Greek is made. The concept of voice onset time (VOT) is subsequently described for two reasons. On the one hand it clarifies voicing and aspiration in plosives, and on the other, it offers the chance to briefly refer to acoustic phonetics and acquaint students with waveforms and spectrograms. In the phonological part of the textbook, students are first exposed to the core concepts of phonemic and allophonic distribution. The difference between phonemic and phonetic transcription is addressed and additional IPA symbols/diacritics are offered. Core phonological processes are then demonstrated, such as assimilation, insertion, deletion and neutralization. Basic theoretical tools are explored, including distinctive features and linear rules. The textbook then proceeds to a description of syllable structure as well as aspects of stress in English and elsewhere. The textbook closes with a brief overview of tone and intonation. Throughout, the textbook is accompanied by several exercises and small datasets. Some are discussed and analyzed within the text, and some are left for students to work through at home, so that they practice their critical, analytical and problem-solving skills.

he proposed textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to key aspects in phonetics and phonology with a special focus on the sound pattern of English. Both segmental and suprasegmental aspects of the language are explored and several of the main concepts of phonetics and phonology are discussed in relation to English, Greek, but also other languages. Initially, students are introduced to the study of phonetics. The vocal tract and the articulation of consonants (place, manner, voicing) and vowels (tongue height, tongue backness, rounding) is explained. The need for a one-to-one correspondence between sounds and symbols is addressed, accompanied by the presentation of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Special reference to the sounds of English and Greek is made. The concept of voice onset time (VOT) is subsequently described for two reasons. On the one hand it clarifies voicing and aspiration in plosives, and on the other, it offers the chance to briefly refer to acoustic phonetics and acquaint students with waveforms and spectrograms. In the phonological part of the textbook, students are first exposed to the core concepts of phonemic and allophonic distribution. The difference between phonemic and phonetic transcription is addressed and additional IPA symbols/diacritics are offered. Core phonological processes are then demonstrated, such as assimilation, insertion, deletion and neutralization. Basic theoretical tools are explored, including distinctive features and linear rules. The textbook then proceeds to a description of syllable structure as well as aspects of stress in English and elsewhere. The textbook closes with a brief overview of tone and intonation. Throughout, the textbook is accompanied by several exercises and small datasets. Some are discussed and analyzed within the text, and some are left for students to work through at home, so that they practice their critical, analytical and problem-solving skills.