Phonology

Practical Phonetics and Phonology provides an accessible introduction to the essentials of the subject and its day-to-day applications. It introduces the core concepts of speech science as well as discussing regional and social accent variation. The book features classic readings from key names in t..

This dissertation, first published in 1980, is concerned with the role of the syllable in generative grammar. Kahn argues that the syllable is a necessary element in phonological descriptions by identifying aspects of phonology that seem to call for analysis in terms of syllabic structure and demons..

This work, first published in 1980, was a doctoral dissertation submitted to the Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972. This study concerns certain aspects of the relationship between syntax and phonology in English and French. In part..

The Routledge Handbook of Phonological Theory provides a comprehensive overview of the major contemporary approaches to phonology and foregrounds the central issue of the relationship between phonetics and phonology. Featuring chapters by leading academics from around the world, this book covers the..

This volume delves deeply into the hotly debated issue of universalism vs language-specificity in non-ambient-like productions by typically and atypically developing children, and second language learners...