Understanding Phonology

Understanding Phonology, Fourth Edition provides 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 Phonology is essential reading for students coming to this topic for the first time.

Author: Carlos Gussenhoven, Haike Jacobs
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 03/27/2017
Series: Understanding Language
Pages: 298
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781138961425
4th Edition