Moves beyond the basics of phonetics and phonology and investigates
their interaction
- Designed for the advanced student who wants to move beyond the basics
but is not yet expert
- Surveys both historical approaches and current theories of the
phonology phonetics interface, including structuralist, derivational,
and post-derivational approaches
- Examines the roles of both articulation and perception in creating and
maintaining phonological patterns.
- Includes suggestions for further readings and end-of-chapter questions
for use in class discussions
Is speech in the mouth or in the brain? Do we hear with our ears or with
our minds? How different can phonology and phonetics be? How similar?
Where exactly does the border between them lie?
Examining classic and current linguistic theories of how physical and
cognitive factors interact in the mind of the speaker, and in the
language system as a whole, Elizabeth Zsiga provides a rigorous guide to
the key debates for the advanced student.