Understanding Phonology - Brossura

Gussenhoven, Carlos; Jacobs, Haike

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0340692189 ISBN 13: 9780340692189

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1998

Riassunto

This skilfully written 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. A wide range of phenomena are covered: speech production, segmental contrasts, tone, quantity, prosodic structure, metrical relations and intonation. The main theories, including feature geometry and Optimality Theory are introduced, and their contributions to our understanding of phonology, as well as their shortcomings, are discussed objectively.
Students will welcome the range of language from which the authors draw their examples and problems, and the originality of the presentations, discussions and examples.

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Recensione:

...gives a clear and accurate picture of current phonological theory in a small number of pages.
John Goldsmith, University of Chicago, USA

This is an excellent book. Clear, concise and explicit about problem areas. The exercises are very good and extremely useful.
Nina Groennum, Department of General and Applied L

Contenuti:

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.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0340692189
• ISBN 13: 9780340692189
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 304