Phonology: Analysis and Theory

Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics

by Edmund Gussmann

This textbook is a clear and concise introduction to phonology that assumes no prior knowledge and provides an overall view of the field which can be covered within a year. It also does not confine itself to any specific theoretical approach. Each chapter focuses on a particular set of theoretical issues including segments, syllables, feet, and phonological processing. Gussmann explores these areas using data drawn from a variety of languages including English, Icelandic, Russian, Irish, Finnish, Turkish, and others.

252 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Marta Węglarz · Rating 2 out of 5]

Średnio załapałam o co chodzi, przeczytałam nieco ponad połowę

[zack · Rating 2 out of 5]

Honestly I absolutely hate this book. The narration is so difficult to keep up with, while it didn't have to be. Since this is a textbook, there should be at least some clearly outlined explanations to the notions presented, and by clearly I mean not taking three pages of contradicting statements that ultimately lead to a vague explanation of what the matter is really about. Some notions I still didn't find definitions for, despite scouring the whole book with the Ctrl+F method. I would say it's incredible, but it's more frustrating than that. I'm not sure if it was supposed to be a textbook. If so, it failed miserably at being one.