Generative Phonology

This book is about generative phonology and it is suitable for linguists who are not specializing in phonology. It deals with all the major trends in non-linear phonology, including particle phonology, dependency phonology, and government and charm phonology. Iggy Roca guides the reader through the developments of the various approaches, justifying their rationale against the background of SPE machinery. This book aims to integrate the modules and proposals of what can seem a fragmentary field, into a cohesive body of living theory.

Generative Phonology offers an overview of the post-SPE theory of generative phonology and is suitable for linguists not specializing in phonology, who want to keep abreast of the latest developments in the subject. It deals with all the major trends in what has come to be known as non-linear phonology, including: particle phonology; dependancy phonology; government and charm phonology. Iggy Roca guides the reader through the developments of the various approaches, justifying their rationale against the background of SPE machinery, and providing the reader with the basic tools necessary to penetrate current problems and debates. This text aims to integrate the modules and proposals of what can seem a fragmentary field, into a cohesive body of living theory. Review: What differentiates [this book] from most other phonology texts on the market is that Roca chooses to treat not only standard theories, but also non-standard approaches that for various reasons have failed to gain widespread acceptance in the literature...an important comtribution to the field because Roca generally succeeds in synthesizing these apparently diverse approaches with mainstream generative phonology. The book reads very well and presents an exemplary summary of almost all major topics in current phonological theory. - Phonology