This textbook presupposes no prior knowledge of phonology or
phonetics, and takes the learner step by step through the various
stages and areas of the discipline without sacrificing rigor or
breadth of coverage. The book's extraordinary clarity makes it
readily understandable by anyone with a keen interest in phonology.
The substance of phonology is more constant and more general
than the limitations inherent in any particular theory or formalism
may suggest. The book therefore provides a coherent account for
beginner-students, rooted primarily - but by no means exclusively -
in the phonology of English. No particular theory or formal
apparatus is preferred over another; instead, the essence of
phonology is provided in the most neutral possible way, for the
maximum benefit of the reader. The book avoids entanglement in
doctrinal disputes and formal minutiae, and aims instead for the
general and the permanent.
The book reviews all the major advances that have taken place in
generative phonology over the past thirty years, including the
recent Optimality Theory. Its many pedagogical features encourage
interaction with the reader, and include a wealth of check-points,
chapter previews and summaries, lists of key points, and exercises
for further practice.
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