TY - BOOK AU - Roca,Iggy AU - Johnson,Wyn TI - A course in phonology SN - 0631213457 (alk. paper) AV - P217 .R58 1999 U1 - 414 ROC J 21 PY - 1999/// CY - Oxford, UK, Malden, Mass. PB - Blackwell Publishers KW - Grammar, Comparative and general KW - Phonology KW - English language N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [665]-682) and indexes; Preface. Acknowledgements. Readings Logistics. Key to Symbols. Part I: Phonetics and Phonology: 1. How Are Sounds Made? The Production of Obstruents. 2. Introducing Phonology. Assimilation. 3. Sonorant Consonants. 4. Natural Classes of Sounds: Distinctive Features. 5. Vowel Sounds: Cardinal Vowels. 6. Phonological Processes Involving Vowel Features. 7. The Vowels of English. 8. The Timing Tier. The Great Vowel Shift. Part II: Suprasegmental Structure: 9. The Syllable. 10. Syllable Complexity: English Phonotactics. 11. The Phenomenon of Stress: Rhythm. 12. Metrical Principles and Parameters. 13. Syllable Weight. Further Metrical Machinery. 14. Tonal Phonology. Part III: Advanced Theory: 15. Modes of Rule Application. The Cycle. 16. Domains of Rule Application: Lexical and Prosodic Phonology. 17. Aspects of Lexical Representations: Underspecification, Markedness and Feature Geometry. 18. Rules and Derivations. 19. Constraints: Optimality Theory. 20. Looking Back and Moving On. References. Glossary. Index of Languages. Index of Names. Index of Subjects ER -