1st Edition

Generative Phonology

By Iggy Roca Copyright 1994
328 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

"Generative Phonology" offers an overview of the post-SPE theory of generative phonology and is suitable for linguists not specializing in phonology, who want to keep abreast of the latest developments in the subject. It deals with all the major trends in what has come to be known as "non-linear" phonology, including: particle phonology; dependancy phonology; government and charm phonology. Iggy... Read more

1. Phonological representations
2. Lexical redundancies
3. Basic elements
4. The sonority fabric
5. Domains and modes of application

Biography

Iggy Roca

'The book reads very well and presents an exemplary summary of almost all major topics in current phonological theory and would therefore be suitable not only for linguists not specialising in phonology, but also for graduate students of phonology and professional phonologists. Generative Phonology is an outstanding treatment of most all current topics in phonological theory and is a book I unequivocally recommend to all linguists.' - Cambridge University Press