tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post8204804235947173666..comments2024-01-08T18:25:51.974+00:00Comments on Kraut's English phonetic blog: A Critical Introduction to PhoneticsKrauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-90180899610339185932011-10-26T20:10:36.634+01:002011-10-26T20:10:36.634+01:00@Paul Carley: Thanks for your critical reminiscenc...@Paul Carley: Thanks for your critical reminiscences!Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-30420865712200574822011-10-26T14:34:12.714+01:002011-10-26T14:34:12.714+01:00I bought it a couple of years ago too. What's ...I bought it a couple of years ago too. What's surprising is that I actually got round to reading it. <br /><br />My memory of it isn't very fresh, but I remember being rather disappointed. I felt that in trying to be 'critical' the author came across as picky or pedantic and that this was made worse by the fact that there was no shortage of things in the text that the reader could be picky or pedantic about.<br /><br />The experience left me annoyed by the concept of a 'critical introduction'. What is it? An introduction to the basics of the subject for beginners, or a critical review for the long since initiated? Attempting to combine the two is asking for trouble.Paul Carleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-17092039291377922862011-10-25T20:08:03.652+01:002011-10-25T20:08:03.652+01:00Yap, we're subsidising the book tradeYap, we're subsidising the book tradeKrauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-18985614668843554912011-10-25T17:48:16.324+01:002011-10-25T17:48:16.324+01:00Petr, we seem to have been buying the same books t...Petr, we seem to have been buying the same books this month...<br /><br />I have this one by Lodge. I bought it in 2009, though, but haven't read it yet...Alex Rotatorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221253493502707131noreply@blogger.com