Synopses & Reviews
This book is designed to provide students of phonology with an accessible introduction to the phonological architecture of words. It offers a thorough discussion of the basic building blocks of phonology--in particular features, sounds, syllables and feet--and deals with a range of different theories about these units. The book provides a more detailed analysis of this subject than previously available in introductory textbooks and is an invaluable and indispensable first step toward understanding the major theoretical issues in modern phonology at the word level.
Review
"This publication is a welcome addition to that series and to the literature of phonology, covering theoretical issues at the level of the word." Child Language Teaching and Therapy
Synopsis
An accessible introduction to the phonological architecture of words.
Synopsis
This book provides students of phonology with an accessible introduction to the way in which sounds combine to form words. It offers more detail than previously available in introductory textbooks and is an indispensable first step towards understanding the major theoretical issues in modern phonology at the word level.
Table of Contents
1. Segments; 2. Features; 3. Syllables; 4. Feet and words.