Understanding Phonology - Understanding Language - Carlos Gussenhoven - Books - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 9781138961418 - March 21, 2017
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Understanding Phonology - Understanding Language 4th edition


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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.


288 pages, 82 Line drawings, black and white; 51 Tables, black and white

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released March 21, 2017
ISBN13 9781138961418
Publishers Taylor & Francis Ltd
Pages 298
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   594 g
Language English  

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