‘Doc’ O’Connor fue un fonetista cuyas conferencias eran ingeniosas y fluidamente informativas, y cuya escritura era elegante y legible. Transformó la materia a menudo austera de la fonética en algo accesible y atractivo para generaciones de estudiantes. Su contribución más significativa se encuentra en el estudio de la entonación del inglés, donde logró formular descripciones que eran tanto lingüísticamente precisas como fácilmente comprensibles para los estudiantes de idiomas. Junto con Gordon Arnold, desarrolló un sistema de notación icónico y conciso que sigue siendo un referente en el campo.
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.
