Bloomsbury Companion to Phonology

This is the essential one-volume resource for advanced students and academics in phonology. "The Continuum Companion to Phonology" offers the definitive guide to a key area of linguistic study. It covers all the most important issues, concepts, movements and approaches in the field. Each companion offers a comprehensive reference resource giving an overview of key topics, research areas, new directions and a manageable guide to beginning or developing research in the field. It offers a survey of current research and also gives more practical guidance on advanced study and research in the area. The book includes coverage of key terms, and sections on laboratory and field phonology as well as phonological interfaces with other fields. It moves from coverage of the smallest units such as features and moras to larger units such as phrases and utterances. It is a complete resource for postgraduate students and researchers working in phonology. "The Continuum Companions Series" is a major series of single volume companions to key research fields in the humanities aimed at postgraduate students, scholars and libraries.Each companion offers a comprehensive reference resource giving an overview of key topics, research areas, new directions and a manageable guide to beginning or developing research in the field. A distinctive feature of the series is that each companion provides practical guidance on advanced study and research in the field, including research methods and subject-specific resources.