Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology

Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics

by John T. Clark, Colin Yallop, Janet Fletcher

This fully revised third edition integrates updated references, new findings, and modern theories, to present readers with the most thorough and complete introduction to phonetics and phonology.
Exceptionally thorough, including detailed attention to articulatory and acoustic phonetics as well as to the foundations of phonological analysis Features a number of valuable changes, incorporating new material on the latest findings in speech production studies; greater coverage of prosody, including a major section on autosegmental metrical models; expanded coverage of phonology, including Optimality Theory; and sections on L1 and L2 acquisition, and sociolectal variation Integrates new findings, theories references throughout, offering students the most thorough and complete knowledge of the subject to date Includes 125 figures throughout

Genres: Linguistics, Nonfiction, Language, School, Textbooks

508 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

John holds his bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Texas at San Antonio, has a master’s degree in Theology (Th.M.) from Tyndale Theological Seminary and Biblical Institute, and a doctorate degree (DMin) with an emphasis on expository preaching from Dallas Theological Seminary. He values systematic, verse-by-verse Bible teaching and enjoys drawing out truths from the original languages.

John has served as the Senior Pastor of Grace Community Fellowship in Newnan, Georgia since September 2016. Additionally, John is a founding board member of DM2 (Disciple Makers Multiplied), a mission organization focused on pastoral training and discipleship of other disciple-makers. John leads DM2’s field to Liberia, Africa and travels there twice a year to train pastors. John’s first and foremost ministry lies in being a husband to his wife, Carrie, and a loving father to their five children.

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