‘Doc’ O’Connor was een foneticus wiens colleges geestig en moeiteloos informatief waren, en wiens schrijfstijl elegant en leesbaar was. Hij transformeerde het vaak strenge vakgebied van de fonetiek tot iets toegankelijks en boeiends voor generaties studenten. Zijn meest significante bijdrage ligt op het gebied van de studie van Engelse intonatie, waar hij erin slaagde beschrijvingen te formuleren die zowel taalkundig nauwkeurig als gemakkelijk te begrijpen waren voor taalleerders. Samen met Gordon Arnold ontwikkelde hij een iconisch en beknopt notatiesysteem dat een maatstaf is gebleven op dit gebied.
O'Connor's comprehensive history of the Ottoman Empire offers an in-depth look at one of the most enduring and influential powers in world history. From its origins in the 13th century to its decline and dissolution in the 20th, the Ottoman Empire played a pivotal role in shaping the political and cultural landscape of Europe, Asia, and Africa. O'Connor's authoritative account illuminates the complex interplay of religion, economics, and politics that drove this remarkable empire for centuries.
In this pronunciation course for intermediate students of English, each unit provides intensive practice in stress and intonation of particular sound contrasts. Designed for students working alone as well as for classroom use it provides an intonation list and language chart to help students work out their particular area of difficulty and plan their programme. The intonation list explains key intonation patterns of English, and shows where they are practises. The language chart - for 15 languages - shows which English sound contrasts are difficult for speakers of each language. An introductory unit with notes facing the exercises explains how the tasks are organized. All 31 units can be used independently of each other and in any order. Numbered and graded tasks in each unit lead students from simple contrasts eg too/do to intensive practice in the stress and intonation of the particular sound contrasts in relation to connected material found in real life. The book aims to integrate the practice of intonation patterns with sounds and to use realistic texts and conversations for the practice material. A spelling box in each unit shows how the sounds can be spelled and a key to the listening tasks is included at the back of the book.
