MODERN LINGUISTICS – PHONOLOGY

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MODERN LINGUISTICS – PHONOLOGY

Each testbook in the Modern Linguistics series is designed to provide a carefully graded introduction to a topic in contemporary linguistics and allied disciplines, presented in a manner that is accessible and attractive to readers with no previous experience of the topic, but leading them to some understanding of current issues. The texts are designed to engage the active participation of the reader, favouring a problem-solving approach and including liberal and varied exercise material.

Description

This practical, comprehensive introduction to generative phonology falls naturally into two parts:

• Part 1 takes the reader from phonemic analysis to the standard model of generative phohology. An Interlude raises questions about the standard model.
• Part 2 seeks to address, so introducing theoretical issues in a variety of contemporary approaches, including the Lexical, Metrical, Autosegmental, Dependency and Government frameworks.

Phonology is an innovative exercise-based text:

• Each chapter contains end-of-chapter exercises, and in the first half of the book integrated exercises are included which require the student to apply and develop the ideas introduced.
• No previous knowledge of phonology is assumed.
• Althought some understanding of elementary articulatory phonetics would be useful, a brief review of phonetic terminology and symbols is included.

Product details

• Paperback: 324 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave, Macmillan
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9780333519080