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Understanding phonology / Carlos Gussenhoven and Haike Jacobs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gussenhoven, Carlos, 1946-
- Series:
- Understanding language
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grammar, Comparative and general--Phonology.
- Grammar, Comparative and general.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Arnold ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 1998.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-276) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0340692170
- 0340692189
- OCLC:
- 38542774
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