This volume of new work by prominent phonologists goes to the heart of current debates in phonological and linguistic theory: should the explanation of phonological variety be constraint or rule-based and, in the light of the resolution of this question, how in the mind does phonology interface with other components of the grammar. The book includes contributions from leading proponents of both sides of the argument and an extensive introduction setting out the history, nature, and more general linguistic implications of current phonological theory.

About the Author
Bert Vaux is a University Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of King's College. His books include The Phonology of Armenian (OUP 1998) and Linguistic Field Methods (Wipf & Stock 2006). He is the author of a substantial on-line survey of English dialects. Andrew Nevins is Assistant Professor of Linguistics at Harvard University. His MIT dissertation, Conditions of (Dis)Harmony was awarded a PhD in 2004. His published work includes articles and reviews in Linguistic Inquiry and Language.

Reviews
...handsomely produced...provides a much-needed critical and [...] comprehensive scrutiny... * Stig Eliasson, The Journal of Linguistics *
This timely collection is a significant contribution to current phonological theorizing that deserves the attention of a wide group of phonologists and theoretical linguists in both the rule - and constraint-oriented camps. * Stig Eliasson, The Journal of Linguistics *



Book Information
ISBN 9780199226511
Author Bert Vaux
Format Hardback
Page Count 352
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 1g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 165mm * 30mm