English Sound Structure

John Harris

1994 Blackwell


English Sound Structure is as much about phonological theory as about the phonology of English. It is primarily designed as a university-level text for use on intermediate and advanced courses, but it will be of value to anyone interested in recent theoretical developments in the field.

Full Contents

Preface


1. Sounds and Words
1.1. Phonology in Generative Grammar
1.2. Phonological Phenomena
1.3. Representation and Derivation
1.4. Words and Roots
1.5. Summary
Exercises

2. Constituency
2.1. Non-Linear Phonological Representations
2.2 Timing
2.3. Phonological Constituent Structure
2.4. Onsets, Rhymes, Nuclei
2.5. Syllabification
2.6. Summary
Exercises

3. Melody
3.1. Introduction
3.2. The Primes of Melodic Representation
3.3. Elements for Vowels
3.4. Elements for Consonants
3.5. Melodic Geometry
3.6. Laryngeal Elements
3.7. Conclusion
3.8. Appendix: Specification of Elements
Exercises

4. Licensing
4.1. Introduction
4.2. The Phonological Hierarchy
4.3. Phonological Licensing
4.4. Licensing and Melodic Complexity
4.5. Principles and Parameters of Phonological Structure
4.6. Empty Positions
4.7. Lenition
4.8. Summary
Exercises


5. Floating Sounds
5.1.Introduction
5.2. English r-systems
5.3. A Linear Analysis of Smooth r
5.4. A Coda Analysis
5.5. Floating r
5.6. Historical Interlude
5.7. Vowels before r
5.8. Conclusion
Exercises

Epilogue.



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