Synopses & Reviews
This text provides a broad yet up-to-date introduction to phonology. Assuming no previous knowledge of phonology or linguistic theory, the authors introduce the basic concepts and build on these progressively, discussing the main theories and illustrating key points with carefully chosen examples. The book covers a wide range of phenomena, including speech production, segmental contrasts, tone, quantity, prosodic structure, metrical relations, and intonation, as well as such key theories as feature geometry and Optimality Theory.
Review
"This book gives a clear and accurate picture of current phonological theory in a small number of pages."--John Goldsmith, University of Chicago
"The best introductory phonology text I've read."--Margaret MacEachern, University of Pittsburgh
Table of Contents
The production of speech
Some typology: sameness and difference
Making the form fit
Two levels of representation
Distinctive Features
Ordered rules
The diminutive suffix in Dutch
Levels of representation
Representing tone
Skeletal slots and moras
Feature geometry
Complex segments
Stress
Iambic and Trochambic rhythm in Optimality Theory.