Phonology

ISBN-13: 9780230573147 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 352 str.

Philip Carr

Opis

The second edition of this successful introductory guide has been thoroughly updated and expanded to take into account latest developments and current teaching. It features three new chapters on phonological weight (Chapter 10) and Optimality Theory (Chapters 11 and 12), as well as new exercises and suggestions for further readings.

Spis treści

Preface Acknowledgements Revision of Phonetics The Phonemic Principle Alternations Features, Classes and Systems Problems with the Phonemic Principle The Organisation of the Grammar Abstractness, Psychological Reality and the Phonetics/Phonology Relation The Role of the Lexicon Representations Reconsidered (i) Phonological Structure above the Level of the Segment Representations Reconsidered (ii) Autosegmental Phonology Phonological Weight Optimality Theory Issues in Optimality Feature Specifications for Consonants Sample Answers to Exercises References Subject Index Language Index.

O autorze

PHILIP CARR is Professor of Linguistics, Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier III, France.
JEAN-PIERRE MONTREUIL is Professor, University of Texas at Austin, USA.

Blurb

Covering the entire history of generative phonology, from the Sound Pattern of English model to the Optimality Theory framework in use today, Phonology includes the latest developments in analytical and theoretical aspects of the subject.

This fully revised and updated edition:
- provides a phonetics revision chapter for students to refresh their knowledge of phonetics
- includes brand new chapters on Phonological Weight and Optimality Theory, and incorporates new material on Moraic Theory
- contains classroom exercises drawn from a wide variety of languages, along with sample answers and suggestions for further reading

Whether you are new to the field or simply want to take your studies further, Phonology will help you to develop a complete understanding of this important branch of linguistics.

Full answer keys to the book's exercises are available to lecturers on the Palgrave Modern Linguistics series companion website at www.palgrave.com/language/pml>