The Handbook of Phonological Theory [Hardcover]

The Handbook of Phonological Theory, second edition offers an innovative and detailed examination of recent developments in phonology, and the implications of these within linguistic theory and related disciplines.

• Revised from the ground-up for the second edition, the book is comprised almost entirely of newly-written and previously unpublished chapters
• Addresses the important questions in the field including learnability, phonological interfaces, tone, and variation, and assesses the findings and accomplishments in these domains
• Brings together a renowned and international contributor team
• Offers new and unique reflections on the advances in phonological theory since publication of the first edition in 1995
• Along with the first edition, still in publication, it forms the most complete and current overview of the subject in print

Preface ix

1 Rules v. Constraints 1
David Odden

2 Opacity and Ordering 40
Eric Bakovic´

3 The Interaction Between Morphology and Phonology 68
Sharon Inkelas

4 Quantity 103
Stuart Davis

5 Stress Systems 141
Matthew Gordon

6 The Syllable 164
John Goldsmith

7 Tone: Is it Different? 197
Larry M. Hyman

8 Harmony Systems 240
Sharon Rose and Rachel Walker

9 Contrast Reduction 291
Alan C. L. Yu

10 Diachronic Explanations of Sound Patterns 319