Gussenhoven, Carlos,  1946- <br/><br/>
Understanding phonology / 
Carlos Gussenhoven and Haike Jacobs. 
 - London :  Arnold,  1998. 
 - xii, 286 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Understanding language .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-276) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>The production of speech; some typology - sameness and difference; making the form fit; two levels of representation; distinctive features; ordered rules; the diminutive suffix in Dutch; levels of representation; representing tone; skeletal slots and moras; feature geometry; complex segments; stress; iambic and trochaic rhythm in optimality theory. 
<br/><br/> An introduction to phonology which assumes little or no background in the subject. This volume presents the most recent theories in the field and provides an introduction to optimality theory. Topics covered include: ordered rules; the diminutive suffix in Dutch; representing tone; and stress. (Understanding language) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0340692170 (hbk.) 0340692189 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Grammar, Comparative and general--Phonology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P217  / .G867 1998