Phonology: An Introduction to Basic Concepts (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)
By Roger Lass.
Description
What is the phonological organisation of natural languages like? What theoretical and analytical approaches are most fruitful? Is there any phonological theory that is 'the best' in all ways? The student of phonology is currently faced with a number of major and apparently competing theories, and the textbook writer who genuinely wishes to confront these questions is faced with the task of assessing the contribution each theory can make, while avoiding the merely fashionable or ephemeral in this contentious and evolving discipline. Roger Lass sees phonology as essentially a proble...
ISBN(s)
0521281830, 9780521281836
