Understanding Phonology
by Carlos Gussenhoven 2020-07-03 10:58:37
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Understanding Phonology, Fourth Editionprovides a clear, accessible and broad introduction to Phonology. Introducing basic concepts, it provides a comprehensive account of phonological issues such as segmental contrasts; syllables and moras; quantity... Read more

Understanding Phonology, Fourth Editionprovides a clear, accessible and broad introduction to Phonology. Introducing basic concepts, it provides a comprehensive account of phonological issues such as segmental contrasts; syllables and moras; quantity, tone, intonation and stress; feature geometry; and prosodic constituent structure.

This new edition has been reorganized and revised with key features including:

  • A brand new eResource at www.routledge.com/9781138961425, which contains a full answer key for all exercises, and audio recordings of illustrative examples;
  • Illustrations in languages from all six continents and all major language families, including Arabic, Mandarin, Finnish, Zulu and Hawaiian;
  • Over 140 exercises to test understanding, including new exercises involving larger data sets;
  • Revised coverage of tone, stress and opacity in OT.

Understanding Phonologyis essential reading for students coming to this topic for the first time.

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  • 9781351974714
Carlos Gussenhoven is Professor of General and Experimental Phonology at Radboud University, Nijmegen, where he held a personal chair from 1996 to 2011. He has held positions at UC Berkeley, Queen Mar...
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