Here I present: Peter Ladefoged & Sandra Ferrari-Disner, “Vowels and Consonants, 2012. Here is a numerical list of International Phonetic Alphabet’ (IPA) symbols with their official IPA numbers — starting from 101 (where p is 101 and b is 102) and proceeding through the primary set of consonants. IPA numbers are a legacy standardized … Continue reading Peter Ladefoged & Sandra Ferrari-Disner, “Vowels and Consonants”, 2012.
Here I present: “Daniel C. Dannett (1942-2024), “Consciousness Explained”, 1991. INTRODUCTION. Daniel C. Dannett, “Consciousness Explained”, 1991 is a book of fourteen (14) chapters, and the “table of contents” is listed BELOW. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Part 0. PRELUDE. Chapter 1. How Are Hallucinations’ Possible: The Brain in the Vat. Pranksters in the Brain. A Party Game … Continue reading “Daniel C. Dannett (1942-2024), “Consciousness Explained”, 1991.
INTRODUCTION. William F. Katz, “Phonetics for Dummies”, 2013 is a book consisting of five (5) parts listed BELOW. Part I: “Getting Started with Phonetics”. Part II: “Speculating about English Speech Sounds”. Part III: “Having a Blast: Sound, Waveforms, and Speech Movement”. Part IV: “Going Global with Phonetics”. Part V: “The Part of Tens”. COMMENTS. Peter … Continue reading William F. Katz, “Phonetics for Dummies”, 2013.
Here I present: Peter Ladefoged & Ian Maddieson, “The Sounds of the World’s Languages”, 1996. Peter Ladefoged (1925-2006) was professor of phonetics, at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the United States. Peter Ladefoged was a highly regarded speech scientist, knowledgeable of phonetic alphabets. INTRODUCTION. The book consists eleven (11) chapters, and four-hundred twenty-five (425) pages. … Continue reading Peter Ladefoged & Ian Maddieson, “The Sounds of the World’s Languages”, 1996.
Here I present: Hermann Hesse, “Siddhartha: An Indian Tale”, 1922. INTRODUCTION. Siddhartha and Kamala are key characters in Hermann Hesse’s novel “Siddhartha”, where the courtesan Kamala becomes Siddhartha’s guide to worldly pleasures and sensuality, teaching him love and initiating him into material life, though their relationship ultimately highlights the limitations of physical attachment and drives … Continue reading Hermann Hesse, “Siddhartha: An Indian Tale”, 1922.
