Optimality Theory in Phonology: A Reader is a collection of readings on this important new theory by leading figures in the field, including a lengthy excerpt from Prince and Smolensk ...more on ebook "Optimality Theory in Phonology: A R..."

This edition of Phonics, Rhythms, and Rhymes builds upon many favorable comments we have received from classroom teachers, parents, administrators, and students studying in undergraduate and ...more on ebook "Phonics, Rhythms, & Rhymes-Level C:..."

The sounds of language can be divided into consonants, vowels, and tones - the use of pitch to convey word meaning. Seventy percent of the world's languages use pitch in this way. Assuming l ...more on ebook "Tone..."

The variation that a speech sound undergoes under the influence of neighbouring sounds has acquired the well-established label coarticulation. The phenomenon of coarticulation has become a c ...more on ebook "Coarticulation..."

How does a literary text get to have literary form, and what is the relation between literary form and linguistic form? This theoretical study of linguistic structure in literature focuses o ...more on ebook "Language and Literary Structure..."

This book has two main goals: the re-establishment of a rule-based phonology as a viable alternative to current non-derivational models, and the rehabilitation of historical evidence as a fo ...more on ebook "Lexical Phonology and the History o..."

A research perspective that takes language use into account opens up new views of old issues and provides an understanding of issues that linguists have rarely addressed. Referencing new dev ...more on ebook "Phonology and Language Use..."