Overview

The Routledge Handbook of Phonological Theory provides a comprehensive overview of the major contemporary approaches to phonology. Phonology is frequently defined as the systematic organisation of the sounds of human language. For some, this includes aspects of both the surface phonetics together with systematic structural properties of the sound system; for others, phonology is seen as distinct from, and autonomous from, phonetics. The Routledge Handbook of Phonological Theory surveys the differing ways in which phonology is viewed, with a focus on current approaches to phonology. Divided into two parts, this handbook: covers major conceptual frameworks within phonology, including: rule-based phonology; Optimality Theory; Government Phonology; Dependency Phonology; and connectionist approaches to generative phonology; explores the central issue of the relationship between phonetics and phonology; features 23 chapters written by leading academics from around the world. The Routledge Handbook of Phonological Theory is an authoritative survey of this key field in linguistics, and is essential reading for students studying phonology.

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Author:   S.J. Hannahs (University of Newcastle, UK) ,  Anna Bosch (University of Kentucky, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   1.284kg
ISBN:  

9781138025813

ISBN 10:   113802581
Pages:   646
Publication Date:   27 December 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. The study of phonology in the 21st century: overview and introduction to The Routledge Hanbook of Phonological Theory S. J. Hannahs and Anna R. K. Bosch Part I 2. Optimality Theory: motivations and perspectives Pavel Iosad 3. Current issues and directions in Optimality Theory: constraints and their interaction Martin Krämer 4. The phonology–phonetics interface in constraint-based grammar Michael Ramsammy 5. Stratal Phonology Ricardo Bermúdez-Otero 6. Rule-based phonology: background, principles and assumptions Thomas Purnell 7. Issues and prospects in Rule-Based Phonology Bert Vaux and Neil Myler 8. The syntax–phonology interface in Rule-Based Phonology Heather Newell 9. Government Phonology: Element Theory, conceptual issues and introduction Tobias Scheer and Nancy C. Kula 10. Syllable structure in Government Phonology Tobias Scheer and Eugeniusz Cyran 11. Interfaces in Government Phonology Tobias Scheer and Eugeniusz Cyran 12. Dependency Phonology Harry van der Hulst and Jeroen van de Weijer 13. Connectionist approaches to generative phonology John Alderete and Paul Tupper 14. Interfaces in connectionist phonology Joseph Paul Stemberger Part II 15. Substance Free Phonology Charles Reiss 16. The phonology of sign languages Jordon Fenlon, Kearsy Cormier, and Diane Brentari 17. Phonology as an emergent system Diana Archangeli and Douglas Pulleyblank 18. Laboratory phonology Abigail C. Cohn, Cécile Fougeron, and Marie K. Huffman 19. Articulatory Phonology Nancy Hall 20. Exemplar theories in phonology Stefan A. Frisch 21. Algebraic phonology Iris Berent 22. Statistical phonology Michael Hammond 23. Phonology and evolution Bart de Boer

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This is a great handbook. It's a thoughtful survey of contemporary phonological frameworks and of issues that arise in phonological argument. Many chapters disagree with each other in interesting ways, authentically reflecting the glories of current phonological debate. My advice? Read them all! Patrick Honeybone, The University of Edinburgh, UK This handbook is particularly valuable in that it presents not only articles dealing with issues that any phonological theory has to ... but it also offers succinct overviews of different models in the field. As such, it will be of interest to linguists from all kinds of backgrounds in the years to come. Markus A. Poechtrager, The University of Vienna, Austria

This is a great handbook. It's a thoughtful survey of contemporary phonological frameworks and of issues that arise in phonological argument. Many chapters disagree with each other in interesting ways, authentically reflecting the glories of current phonological debate. My advice? Read them all! Patrick Honeybone, The University of Edinburgh, UK This handbook is particularly valuable in that it presents not only articles dealing with issues that any phonological theory has to ... but it also offers succinct overviews of different models in the field. As such, it will be of interest to linguists from all kinds of backgrounds in the years to come. Markus A. Pochtrager, The University of Vienna, Austria

Author Information

S. J. Hannahs is a reader in linguistics at Newcastle University, UK. He is on the advisory board of the Linguist List and annual phonology conferences the Manchester Phonology Meeting and the Old World Conference on Phonology. Anna R. K. Bosch is an Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Associate Professor in Linguistics at the University of Kentucky, USA.

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