TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gussenhoven,Carlos
AU  - Jacobs,Haike
TI  - Understanding phonology
T2  - Understanding language series
SN  - 9781138961425 (pbk)
AV  - P 217 .G973 2017
PY  - 2017///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Grammar, Comparative and general
KW  - Phonology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-272) and indexes
N2  - 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. [amazon.com]
ER  -