Theory of Phonological Features

by San Duanmu

This book outlines a system of phonological features that is minimally sufficient to distinguish all consonants and vowels in the languages of the world. The extensive evidence is drawn from datasets with a combined total of about 1000 sound inventories.

The interpretation of phonetic transcriptions from different languages is a long-standing problem. In this book, San Duanmu proposes a solution that relies on the notion of contrast: X and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199664978
• ISBN13: 9780199664979
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"