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Understanding Phonology (Understanding Language)

By CARLOS GUSSENHOVEN , Haike Jacobs

Book information

Publisher
Foreign language teaching and research press
Year
2001
ISBN
0340807350, 9780340807354
Open Library ID
OL9837492M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7322072 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
340\340
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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. In this new edition the authors have revised and updated the text of the original in light of recent research and as a result of users' comments.

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