Applied English Phonology

Now fully updated with the latest research and references, the third edition of Applied English Phonology provides a detailed, accessible introduction to the English sound system. The text retains the previous edition s in–depth discussion of fundamental concepts of applied English phonology, and adds  new coverage of waveform analysis, bilingual phonology, code–switching, loan phonology, contrastive phonological structures, and markedness. The exercises, glossary, and recommended readings have all also been thoroughly revised. To support teaching and learning a range of online resources, such as sound files for transcription exercises are available from (insert web address?). Applied English Phonology, Third Edition continues to be the essential introduction to the field of phonetics and phonology for students in both theoretical and applied linguistics.   

Mehmet Yava is a Professor of Linguistics at Florida International University, USA. He has published numerous articles on applied phonology. His other publications include Unusual Productions in Phonology: Universals and Language–Specific Considerations (2015), Phonology: Development and Disorders (1998), First and Second Language Phonology (1994), Phonological Disorders in Children (1991), and Avaliacao fonologica da crianca (1990), a phonological assessment procedure for Brazilian Portuguese.