TY - BOOK AU - Gussenhoven,Carlos AU - Jacobs,Haike TI - Understanding phonology SN - 0340692170 (hbk.) AV - P217 .G867 1998 PY - 1998/// CY - London PB - Arnold KW - Grammar, Comparative and general KW - Phonology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-276) and indexes; 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 N2 - 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) ER -