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1	Introductory Phonology more books like this by Bruce Hayes add to wishlist Accessible, succinct, and including numerous student-friendly features, this introductory textbook offers an exceptional foundation to the field for those who are coming to it for the first time. It provides an ideal first course book in phonology, written by a renowned phonologist. Developed and tested in the classroom through years of experience ... see all copies from $30.77! new only from $30.77! \| SVS
2	Introducing Phonology more books like this by David Arnold Odden add to wishlist This accessible textbook provides a clear and practical introduction to phonology, the study of sound patterns in language. Designed for students with only a basic knowledge of linguistics, it teaches in a step-by-step fashion the logical techniques of phonological analysis and the fundamental theories that underpin it. Through over sixty graded ... see all copies from $17.98! new only from $31.17! \| first editions
3	Phonology in Generative Grammar more books like this by Michael J Kenstowicz add to wishlist This is the most comprehensive and current introduction to phonological theory and analysis. Presupposing only minimal background in linguistics, the book introduces the basic concepts and principles of phonological analysis and then systematically develops the major innovations in the generative model since Chomsky and Halle's Sound Patterns of ... see all copies from $29.85! new only from $53.47! \| SVS
4	A Practical Introduction to Phonetics more books like this by J C Catford add to wishlist An understanding of phonetics - of the mechanisms of speech, of how the sounds of language are produced, and of how they can be analysed and classified - is an essential acquirement for all those who have to deal with language and languages either theoretically or practically. This book is an introduction to general phonetics which explores the ... see all copies from $16.03! new only from $36.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Phonology and Language Use more books like this by Joan Bybee, S R Anderson (Editor), J Bresnan (Editor) add to wishlist A research perspective that takes language use into account opens up new views of old issues and provides an understanding of issues that linguists have rarely addressed. Referencing new developments in cognitive and functional linguistics, phonetics, and connectionist modeling, this book investigates various ways in which a speaker/hearer's ... see all copies from $35.87! new only from $35.87! \| SVS
6	A Course in Phonology more books like this by Iggy Roca, Wyn Johnson add to wishlist This textbook presupposes no prior knowledge of phonology or phonetics, and takes the learner step by step through the various stages and areas of the discipline without sacrificing rigor or breadth of coverage. The book's extraordinary clarity makes it readily understandable by anyone with a keen interest in phonology.The substance of phonology ... see all copies from $31.99! new only from $44.93! \| SVS
7	Intonational Phonology more books like this by D Robert Ladd add to wishlist Intonation is a subject of increasing importance in fields from syntax to speech recognition. D. Robert Ladd provides an exceptionally clear presentation of the key ideas of the influential autosegmental-metrical theory of intonational phonology associated with the work of Janet Pierrehumbert. He outlines the evidence for the theory's basic tenets ... see all copies from $19.75! new only from $30.01! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Introducing Phonetics & Phonology more books like this by Mike Davenport, S J Hannahs add to wishlist This book examines some of the ways linguists can express what native speakers know about the sound system of their language. Intended for the absolute beginner, it requires no previous background in linguistics, phonetics or phonology. Starting with a grounding in phonetics and phonological theory, this book provides a base from which more ... see all copies from $11.01! new only from $29.40!
9	The Phonological Enterprise more books like this by Mark Hale, Charles Reiss add to wishlist This book scrutinizes recent work in phonological theory from the perspective of Chomskyan generative linguistics and argues that progress in the field depends on taking seriously the idea that phonology is best studied as a mental computational system derived from an innate base, phonological Universal Grammar. Two simple problems of phonological ... see all copies from $28.83! new only from $35.60! \| first editions
10	Optimality Theory in Phonology: A Reader more books like this by John J McCarthy (Editor) add to wishlist Optimality Theory in Phonology: A Reader is a collection of readings on this important new theory by leading figures in the field, starting with a lengthy excerpt from the original source, Prince and Smolensky's never-before-published report Optimality Theory: Constraint Interaction in Generative Grammar. The 33 selections cover a broad range of ... see all copies from $36.14! new only from $52.86! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Phonology of Tone and Intonation more books like this by Carlos Gussenhoven add to wishlist Tone and Intonation are two types of pitch variation, which are used by speakers of all languages in order to give shape to utterances. More specifically, tone encodes segments and morphemes, and intonation gives utterances a further discoursal meaning that is independent of the meanings of the words themselves. In this comprehensive survey, ... see all copies from $39.45! new only from $39.45! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Experimental Approaches to Phonology more books like this by Maria-Josep Sole (Editor), Patrice Speeter Beddor (Editor), Manjari Ohala (Editor) add to wishlist This wide-ranging survey of experimental methods in phonetics and phonology shows the insights and results provided by different methods of investigation, including laboratory-based, statistical, psycholinguistic, computational-modeling, corpus, and field techniques. The five chapters in the first part of the book examine the recent history and ... see all copies from $48.01! new only from $53.81! \| first editions
13 view cover	Phonological Theory more books like this by John A Goldsmith (Editor) add to wishlist This volume provides the most comprehensive and authoritative collection of the key readings in phonological theory.It includes key classic and contemporary readings in the main areas of phonological research, including autosegmental phonology, syllable structure, lexical phonology, metrical phonology, the phonology/syntax interface and optimality ... see all copies from $42.92! new only from $52.39! \| SVS
14 view cover	Paradigms in Phonological Theory more books like this by Laura J Downing (Editor), T Alan Hall (Editor), Renate Raffelsiefen (Editor) add to wishlist This book presents new insights on the phonology-morphology interface. It discusses a wide range of central theoretical issues, including the role of paradigms in synchronic grammars, and does so in the context of a wide variety of languages including several non-Indo-European languages. Paradigm uniformity has a long tradition in pre-generative ... see all copies from $26.20! new only from $26.20! \| first editions
15 view cover	Change, Chance, and Optimality more books like this by April M McMahon add to wishlist This book is about how languages change. It is also a devastating critique of a widespread linguistic orthodoxy. April McMahon argues that to provide a convincing explanation of linguistic change the roles of history and contingency must be accommodated in linguistic theory. She also shows that theoretical work in related disciplines can be used ... see all copies from $6.59! new only from $11.75! \| SVS
16 view cover	An Introduction to Phonology more books like this by Francis Katamba add to wishlist This book is an introduction to phonological theory placed within the framework of recent mainstream generative phonology. The book is divided into two main parts. The first introduces readers to basic concepts of articulatory phonetics, classical phonemics and standard generative phonology. The second part is devoted to phonological theory. The ... see all copies from $4.42! new only from $38.90!
17 view cover	Phonology and Phonetic Evidence: Papers in Laboratory Phonology IV more books like this by Bruce Connell (Editor), Amalia Arvaniti (Editor) add to wishlist The work published in Phonology and Phonetic Evidence presents an integrated phonetics-phonology approach in what has now become an established field, laboratory phonology. The volume is divided into three sections. Part I deals with the status and role of features in phonological representations; Part II, on prosody, contains, amongst others, two ... see all copies from $44.75! new only from $44.75! \| SVS
18	Phonology more books like this by Philip Carr add to wishlist This textbook is an introduction to generative phonology for undergraduate students. It falls naturally into two parts. The first part takes the reader from phonemic analysis to the standard model of generative phonology. An interlude raises a series of questions about the standard model, which the second part seeks to address, thus introducing ... see all copies from $3.62! new only from $4.00! \| first editions
19 view cover	Dictionary of Phonetics and Phonology more books like this by R L Trask, Trask R L add to wishlist This is a dictionary of terms in phonetics and phonology written for students and teachers. It will also be of interest to all those concerned with or working in speech therapy. The terminology of articulatory phonetics is covered in great detail, and there is also treatment of the most important acoustic and auditory phonetics. Comprehensive ... see all copies from $16.50! new only from $38.16! \| SVS
20 view cover	Grounded Phonology more books like this by Douglas George Pulleyblank, Diana B Archangeli add to wishlist This breakthrough study argues for a significant link between phonetics and phonology. Its authors propose that phonological rules and representations are tightly constrained by the interaction of formal conditions drawn from a limited universal pool and substantive conditions of a phonetically motivated nature. They support this proposal through ... see all copies from $14.15! new only from $39.95! \| first editions
21 view cover	Frontiers of Phonology: Atoms, Structures and Derivations more books like this by Jacques Durand (Editor), Francis Katamba add to wishlist Frontiers of Phonology is a collection of essays that present a selective overview of trends in the linguistic analysis of sound structure. The essays are written by specialists from Europe, Canada and the USA and discuss issues from three broad areas of phonology: the nature and representation of phonological features; the role and structure of ... see all copies from $2.25! new only from $27.32!
22 view cover	Phonology: Analysis and Theory more books like this by Edmund Gussmann add to wishlist Clear and concise, this textbook is an introduction to phonology for students which assumes no prior knowledge of this area of linguistics and provides an overall view of the field which can be covered within one year. The book does not confine itself to any specific theoretical approach and can therefore be used for study within any framework and ... see all copies from $18.55! new only from $29.49! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Phonological Representations more books like this by John Coleman add to wishlist Rewriting rules, derivations and underlying representations is an enduring characteristic of generative phonology. In this book, John Coleman argues that this is unnecessary. The expressive resources of context-free Unification grammars are sufficient to characterize phonological structures and alternations. According to this view, all ... see all copies from $40.00! new only from $110.76! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Sound Structure in Language: Edited and Introduced by Nina Gronnum, Frans Gregersen, and Hans Basboll more books like this by Jorgen Rischel, Jrgen Rischel, Nina Gronnum (Editor) add to wishlist This book presents Jorgen Rischel's most important work on language and sound structure. It includes some of the most original and groundbreaking research of four decades. The chapters focus on stress, syllabification, accent, and vowel harmony, and their interactions with other aspects of language. They include exemplary descriptions of the sound ... see all copies from $116.92! new only from $122.87! \| SVS
25 view cover	Phonological Structure and Phonetic Form more books like this by Patricia A Keating (Editor), Mary E Beckman (Editor), John Kingston (Editor) add to wishlist Phonological Structure and Phonetic Form brings together work from phonology, phonetics, speech science, electrical engineering, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics. The chapters in this book are organized in four topical sections. The first is concerned with stress and intonation; the second with syllable structure and phonological theory; ... see all copies from $60.00! new only from $60.00! \| SVS

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