Accessible, succinct, and including numerous student-friendly
features, this introductory textbook offers an exceptional
foundation to the field for those who are coming to it for the
first time.
* * Provides an ideal first course book in phonology, written by a
renowned phonologist
* Developed and tested in the classroom through years of
experience and use
* Emphasizes analysis of phonological data, placing this in its
scientific context, and explains the relevant methodology
* Guides students through the larger questions of what
phonological patterns reveal about language
* Includes numerous course-friendly features, including
multi-part exercises and annotated suggestions for further reading
at the end of each chapter
