Subject: new books in phonetics & phonology

phonetics & phonology the phonology of armenian bert vaux , harvard university ( the phonology of the world 's languages ) this study presents the first contemporary linguistic treatment of armenian , an indo - european language whose distinct dialects range geographically from poland to india . the book documents a rich linguistic ( and literary ) history dating from the fourth-century translation of the bible into classical armenian . data are drawn from classical , middle , and standard eastern and western armenian , and from the author 's fieldwork on non-standard dialects . june 1998 296 pp . ; 105 linecuts , 1 map 0-19 - 823661 - 1 $ 105 . 00 oxford university press understanding phonology carlos gussenhoven , university of nijmegen , the netherlands , and haike jacobs , free university of amsterdam , the netherlands ( understanding language ) ( an arnold publication ) " this book gives a clear and accurate picture of current phonological theory in a small number of pages . " - - john goldsmith , university of chicago this text provides a broad yet up-to - date introduction to phonology . assuming no previous knowledge of phonology or linguistic theory , the authors introduce the basic concepts and build on these progressively , discussing the main theories and illustrating key points with carefully chosen examples . the book covers a wide range of phenomena , including speech production , segmental contrasts , tone , quantity , prosodic structure , metrical relations , and intonation , as well as such key theories as feature geometry and optimality theory . june 1998 304 pp . ; 2 linecuts 0-340 - 69218 - 9 paper $ 19 . 95 0-340 - 69217 - 0 cloth $ 75 . 00 oxford university press _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for more information about linguistics titles from oxford university press : visit the oxford university press usa web site at http : / / www . oup-usa . org or e-mail : linguistics @ oup-usa . org
