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Introductory Phonology

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John Wiley & Sons, Sep 13, 2011 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 336 pages
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.

  • Provides an ideal first course book in phonology, written by a renowned phonologist
  • Developed and tested in the classroom through years of experience and use
  • Emphasizes analysis of phonological data, placing this in its scientific context, and explains the relevant methodology
  • Guides students through the larger questions of what phonological patterns reveal about language
  • Includes numerous course-friendly features, including multi-part exercises and annotated suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter
  

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Review: Introductory Phonology

User Review  - Colleen - Goodreads

This is a pretty good textbook - there are a lot of examples, and the feature tables are incredibly handy. I'm definitely keeping this on my shelves so it'll be available if I should need to reference the processes or charts in the future. Read full review

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User Review  - Tory S. Anderson - Goodreads

As they say, accessible and succinct. It is also an excellent book for those beginning to be interested in Linguistics, as it teaches various critical thinking skills as well as phonology and morphology. Read full review

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Contents

Features
4
Phonemic Analysis
18
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Morphology
Phonological Alternation I
Phonological Alternation II
Morphophonemic Analysis
Productivity
The Role of Morphology and Syntax
Diachrony and Synchrony
Abstractness
Syllables
Stress Stress Rules and Syllable Weight
Tone and Intonation
On Phonology Problems
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About the author (2011)

Bruce Hayes is Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has published extensively in books and journals, and is the author of Metrical Stress Theory: Principles and Case Studies (1995), and editor (with Robert Kirchner and Donca Steriade) of Phonetically-Based Phonology (2004). His website is available at: www.linguistics.ucla.edu/people/hayes.

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