Preface

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction to phonetics

2. The phoneme

3. Distinctive features.

4. Phonological representations

5. Phonological processes

6. Naturalness and strength

7. Interaction between rules

8. The abstractness of underlying representations

9. The syllable

10. Multi-tiered phonology

11. Stress and intonation

12. Phonology in the wider context

Bibliography. Suggested answers to exercises. L anguage index. Subject index.