Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
In this book Dr Coleman reviews current theories of the sound-structure of words and syllables, arguing that contemporary theories are unnecessarily complex. He puts forward the use of Declarative Phonology, a simpler but entirely adequate theory. He illustrates his argument with detailed analyses of English and Japanese words and syllables.
Table of Contents
Preface and acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Segmental representations and their phonetic interpretation; 3. Segmental and transformational phonology; 4. Non-linear phonological representations in contemporary generative phonology; 5. Phonological representations in declarative phonology; 6. A declarative analysis of Japanese words; 7. A declarative analysis of English words; References; Index.