Main description:
This is a general discussion of the phonology of English within the frameworks of lexical, metrical, and prosodic phonology. It not only presents a synthesis of current approaches but also reconciles their discrepancies and presents critical commentary. There is a discussion of current theories, segment and syllable structure, stress, and prosodic categories and their role in determining the application of segmental rules. Two chapters discuss lexical phonology as divided into a cyclic and a postcyclic stratum, while the final chapter discusses postlexical phonology and some other approaches.
The book includes exercises and can be used as an undergraduate or graduate textbook; at the same time, it is a valuable research tool for phonologists.
Table of contents:
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Segmental phonology
- 3. The syllable and the mora
- 4. English stress
- 5. Prosodic phonology
- 6. Lexical phonology: the cyclic rules
- 7. Lexical phonology: the postcyclic rules
- 8. Postlexical phonology and conclusion
- References
- index
This is a general discussion of the phonology of English within the frameworks of lexical, metrical, and prosodic phonology. It not only presents a synthesis of current approaches but also reconciles their discrepancies and presents critical commentary. There is a discussion of current theories, segment and syllable structure, stress, and prosodic categories and their role in determining the application of segmental rules. Two chapters discuss lexical phonology as divided into a cyclic and a postcyclic stratum, while the final chapter discusses postlexical phonology and some other approaches.
The book includes exercises and can be used as an undergraduate or graduate textbook; at the same time, it is a valuable research tool for phonologists.
Table of contents:
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Segmental phonology
- 3. The syllable and the mora
- 4. English stress
- 5. Prosodic phonology
- 6. Lexical phonology: the cyclic rules
- 7. Lexical phonology: the postcyclic rules
- 8. Postlexical phonology and conclusion
- References
- index