This practical, comprehensive introduction to generative phonology falls naturally into two parts. Part 1 takes the reader from phonemic analysis to the standard model of generative phonology. An Interlude raises questions about the standard model, which Part _ 2 seeks to address, so introducing theoretical issues in a variety of contemporary approaches, including the Lexical, Metrical,Autosegmental, Dependency and Government frameworks. Phonology is an innovative exercise-based text: each chapter contains end-of-chapter exercises, and in the first half of the book integrated exercises are included which require the student to apply and develop the ideas introduced. No previous knowledge of phonology is assumed.Although some understanding of elementary articulatory phonetics would be useful, a brief review of phonetic terminology and symbols is included.
