Carlos Gussenhoven, Haike Jacobs

Broschiertes Buch

Understanding Phonology

Beschreibung

Understanding Phonology, Fifth Edition, provides a clear, accessible and broad introduction to phonology. Introducing the basic concepts, it provides a comprehensive account of phonological topics like segmental contrasts, syllables and moras, quantity, tone and intonation, word stress, and prosodic constituent structure. This new edition has been streamlined to match widely applied course requirements. Key features include:
Reorganized chapters to introduce key concepts earlier and increase accessibility for new students.New developments and an updated bibliography.Illustrations from languages spoken all over the planet, including Arabic, Central Alaskan Yupik, Hawaiian, Mandarin, French, Yabem, Yanyuwa, Yine and Zulu.Over 100 exercises to test understanding.A consistent illustration of Optimality Theory as applied to word stress.Updated online resources for students and instructors, including audio files, a key to questions, teaching goals and PowerPoint slides.
Understanding Phonology is essential reading for students coming to this topic for the first time.

Autor

Carlos Gussenhoven is Emeritus Professor of General and Experimental Phonology at Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Haike Jacobs is Professor of French Linguistics at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Produktdetails

• Understanding Language
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis; Routledge
• 5. Aufl. 2025.
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 400g
• ISBN-13: 9781032498416
• ISBN-10: 1032498412
• Artikelnr.: 69793025

Rezensionen

"Smartly written and stylishly updated, this excellent book is a richly detailed introduction to phonology. With frequent exercises from a broad variety of languages and sharp discussion of the major topics and issues, it is perfect for university students embarking on a semester-long course."
Robert Painter, Northeastern University, USA

"This new edition is a comprehensive textbook of phonology covering a remarkably wide range of issues and languages. It is an essential guide to speech sounds for all students of linguistics and speech science."
Haruo Kubozono, National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics, Japan

"This is a thorough and challenging textbook that will prepare students for dealing with real phonological and phonetic data."
Marija Tabain, La Trobe University, Australia