Understanding Phonology Av Carlos Gussenhoven, Haike Jacobs

<I></I><P><EM>Understanding Phonology, Fourth Edition</EM> 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. </P><P>This new edition has been reorganized and revised with key features includin </P><UL><P><LI>A brand new eResource at www.routledge.com/9781138961425, which contains a full answer key for all exercises, and audio recordings of illustrative examples;</LI><P></P><P><LI>Illustrations in languages from all six continents and all major language families, including Arabic, Mandarin, Finnish, Zulu and Hawaiian;</LI><P></P><P><LI>Over 140 exercises to test understanding, including new exercises involving larger data sets;</LI><P></P><P><LI>Revised coverage of tone, stress and opacity in OT.</LI><P></P></UL><I><P>Understanding Phonol