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Contents Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Italian Introduction International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Symbols for Italian Dictionaries Diacritical Marks Syllabification Word Stress Apocopation Vowels Vowel Length Specific Vowel Sounds Glides: [j] and [w] Diphthongs Triphthongs Consonants IPA Rendering of Consonant Length Single and Double Consonants Individual Consonant Sounds Individual Consonant Letters and Their Sounds Consonant Combinations and Their Sounds Other Possible Assimilations of N PS, QU Characteristics of Double Consonants Articulating Double Consonants in Singing Phrasal Doubling Consonant Clusters Word Underlay in Scores Musical Settings of Diphthongs Diphthongs: Vowel Distribution in Singing Linking of Vowels Between Words: Phrasal Diphthongs Vowel Distribution in Singing Phrasal Diphthongs Musical Settings of Triphthongs Patterns of Phrasal Triphthongs Appendix: Guidelines for Determining Open and Closed e and o in the Stressed Syllable German Introduction International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Symbols for German Dictionaries and Pronunciation Reference Books The Umlaut Word Origin: Germanic and Non-Germanic Vowels and Vowel Length Vowel Sounds Word Structure Vowels¿Closed or Open? Guidelines for Determining Vowel Quality Diphthongs and Adjacent Vowels The Glide [j] Consonants Glottal Attacks Glottal Separation versus Legato Connection in Singing German Phrasal Consonant Clusters Possible Assimilation of Consonant Sounds French Introduction International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Symbols for French Dictionaries Diacritical Marks Definition of Terms Relating to French Diction Syllabification Word Stress Vowel Length Vowel Sounds and How They Are Spelled Glides Consonants Consonants in Detail Liaison Musical Settings of Mute e [@] Musical Settings of Glides Vowel Length Bibliography General Index Index of Sounds by Spelling
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Singing -- Diction.
Italian language -- Pronunciation.
French language -- Pronunciation.
German language -- Pronunciation.