S. J. Hannahs is a reader in linguistics at Newcastle University, UK. He is on the advisory board of the Linguist List and annual phonology conferences the Manchester Phonology Meeting and the Old World Conference on Phonology.Anna R. K. Bosch is an Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Associate Professor in Linguistics at the University of Kentucky, USA.

"This is a great handbook. It's a thoughtful survey of contemporary phonological frameworks and of issues that arise in phonological argument. Many chapters disagree with each other in interesting ways, authentically reflecting the glories of current phonological debate. My advice? Read them all!"Patrick Honeybone, The University of Edinburgh, UK"This handbook is particularly valuable in that it presents not only articles dealing with issues that any phonological theory has to … but it also offers succinct overviews of different models in the field. As such, it will be of interest to linguists from all kinds of backgrounds in the years to come."Markus A. Pöchtrager, The University of Vienna, Austria

• 1. The study of phonology in the 21st century: overview and introduction to The Routledge Hanbook of Phonological Theory S. J. Hannahs and Anna R. K. Bosch Part I2. Optimality Theory: motivations and perspectives Pavel Iosad 3. Current issues and directions in Optimality Theory: constraints and their interaction Martin Krämer 4. The phonology–phonetics interface in constraint-based grammar Michael Ramsammy 5. Stratal Phonology Ricardo Bermúdez-Otero 6. Rule-based phonology: background, principles and assumptions Thomas Purnell 7. Issues and prospects in Rule-Based Phonology Bert Vaux and Neil Myler 8. The syntax–phonology interface in Rule-Based Phonology Heather Newell 9. Government Phonology: Element Theory, conceptual issues and introduction Tobias Scheer and Nancy C. Kula 10. Syllable structure in Government Phonology Tobias Scheer and Eugeniusz Cyran 11. Interfaces in Government Phonology Tobias Scheer and Eugeniusz Cyran 12. Dependency Phonology Harry van der Hulst and Jeroen van de Weijer 13. Connectionist approaches to generative phonology John Alderete and Paul Tupper 14. Interfaces in connectionist phonology Joseph Paul Stemberger Part II15. Substance Free Phonology Charles Reiss 16. The phonology of sign languages Jordon Fenlon, Kearsy Cormier, and Diane Brentari 17. Phonology as an emergent system Diana Archangeli and Douglas Pulleyblank 18. Laboratory phonologyAbigail C. Cohn, Cécile Fougeron, and Marie K. Huffman 19. Articulatory Phonology Nancy Hall 20. Exemplar theories in phonology Stefan A. Frisch 21. Algebraic phonology Iris Berent 22. Statistical phonology Michael Hammond 23. Phonology and evolution Bart de Boer

S. J. Hannahs is a reader in linguistics at Newcastle University, UK. He is on the advisory board of the Linguist List and annual phonology conferences the Manchester Phonology Meeting and the Old World Conference on Phonology.Anna R. K. Bosch is an Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Associate Professor in Linguistics at the University of Kentucky, USA.

"This is a great handbook. It's a thoughtful survey of contemporary phonological frameworks and of issues that arise in phonological argument. Many chapters disagree with each other in interesting ways, authentically reflecting the glories of current phonological debate. My advice? Read them all!"Patrick Honeybone, The University of Edinburgh, UK"This handbook is particularly valuable in that it presents not only articles dealing with issues that any phonological theory has to … but it also offers succinct overviews of different models in the field. As such, it will be of interest to linguists from all kinds of backgrounds in the years to come."Markus A. Pöchtrager, The University of Vienna, Austria

• 1. The study of phonology in the 21st century: overview and introduction to The Routledge Hanbook of Phonological Theory S. J. Hannahs and Anna R. K. Bosch Part I2. Optimality Theory: motivations and perspectives Pavel Iosad 3. Current issues and directions in Optimality Theory: constraints and their interaction Martin Krämer 4. The phonology–phonetics interface in constraint-based grammar Michael Ramsammy 5. Stratal Phonology Ricardo Bermúdez-Otero 6. Rule-based phonology: background, principles and assumptions Thomas Purnell 7. Issues and prospects in Rule-Based Phonology Bert Vaux and Neil Myler 8. The syntax–phonology interface in Rule-Based Phonology Heather Newell 9. Government Phonology: Element Theory, conceptual issues and introduction Tobias Scheer and Nancy C. Kula 10. Syllable structure in Government Phonology Tobias Scheer and Eugeniusz Cyran 11. Interfaces in Government Phonology Tobias Scheer and Eugeniusz Cyran 12. Dependency Phonology Harry van der Hulst and Jeroen van de Weijer 13. Connectionist approaches to generative phonology John Alderete and Paul Tupper 14. Interfaces in connectionist phonology Joseph Paul Stemberger Part II15. Substance Free Phonology Charles Reiss 16. The phonology of sign languages Jordon Fenlon, Kearsy Cormier, and Diane Brentari 17. Phonology as an emergent system Diana Archangeli and Douglas Pulleyblank 18. Laboratory phonologyAbigail C. Cohn, Cécile Fougeron, and Marie K. Huffman 19. Articulatory Phonology Nancy Hall 20. Exemplar theories in phonology Stefan A. Frisch 21. Algebraic phonology Iris Berent 22. Statistical phonology Michael Hammond 23. Phonology and evolution Bart de Boer

S. J. Hannahs is a reader in linguistics at Newcastle University, UK. He is on the advisory board of the Linguist List and annual phonology conferences the Manchester Phonology Meeting and the Old World Conference on Phonology.Anna R. K. Bosch is an Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Associate Professor in Linguistics at the University of Kentucky, USA.

"This is a great handbook. It's a thoughtful survey of contemporary phonological frameworks and of issues that arise in phonological argument. Many chapters disagree with each other in interesting ways, authentically reflecting the glories of current phonological debate. My advice? Read them all!"Patrick Honeybone, The University of Edinburgh, UK"This handbook is particularly valuable in that it presents not only articles dealing with issues that any phonological theory has to … but it also offers succinct overviews of different models in the field. As such, it will be of interest to linguists from all kinds of backgrounds in the years to come."Markus A. Pöchtrager, The University of Vienna, Austria

• 1. The study of phonology in the 21st century: overview and introduction to The Routledge Hanbook of Phonological Theory S. J. Hannahs and Anna R. K. Bosch Part I2. Optimality Theory: motivations and perspectives Pavel Iosad 3. Current issues and directions in Optimality Theory: constraints and their interaction Martin Krämer 4. The phonology–phonetics interface in constraint-based grammar Michael Ramsammy 5. Stratal Phonology Ricardo Bermúdez-Otero 6. Rule-based phonology: background, principles and assumptions Thomas Purnell 7. Issues and prospects in Rule-Based Phonology Bert Vaux and Neil Myler 8. The syntax–phonology interface in Rule-Based Phonology Heather Newell 9. Government Phonology: Element Theory, conceptual issues and introduction Tobias Scheer and Nancy C. Kula 10. Syllable structure in Government Phonology Tobias Scheer and Eugeniusz Cyran 11. Interfaces in Government Phonology Tobias Scheer and Eugeniusz Cyran 12. Dependency Phonology Harry van der Hulst and Jeroen van de Weijer 13. Connectionist approaches to generative phonology John Alderete and Paul Tupper 14. Interfaces in connectionist phonology Joseph Paul Stemberger Part II15. Substance Free Phonology Charles Reiss 16. The phonology of sign languages Jordon Fenlon, Kearsy Cormier, and Diane Brentari 17. Phonology as an emergent system Diana Archangeli and Douglas Pulleyblank 18. Laboratory phonologyAbigail C. Cohn, Cécile Fougeron, and Marie K. Huffman 19. Articulatory Phonology Nancy Hall 20. Exemplar theories in phonology Stefan A. Frisch 21. Algebraic phonology Iris Berent 22. Statistical phonology Michael Hammond 23. Phonology and evolution Bart de Boer