Publisher's Synopsis
A collection of essays that present a selective overview of recent trends in the linguistic analysis of sound structure. This book explores theoretical issues in three core areas of phonological theory from a number of different perspectives.;The three core areas are: the nature and representation of phonological features; the role and structure of the skeletal tier and syllable structure; and the competing claims of derivational and declarative approaches to phonology. The aim of this book is to provide a forum for the discussion of important theoretical topics from the standpoint of frameworks such as autosegmental and multidimensional phonology, moraic phonology, dependency phonology, government phonology and declarative phonology.;This book is intended for a variety of readers: advanced linguistic students and professional linguists, psychologists, speech scientists and scholars in related fields.
